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Murder by illusion.
Feb 7, 1986 · 1h 49m
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Thriller

PLOT

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.

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CAST

Bryan Brown
Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Brian Dennehy
Lt. Leo McCarthy
Diane Venora
Ellen
Cliff DeYoung
Lipton
Mason Adams
Col. Mason
Jerry Orbach
Nicholas DeFranco
Joe Grifasi
Mickey
Martha Gehman
Andy
Directed by Robert Mandel

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$20,603,715
Production
Orion Pictures
Country
US

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