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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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
Trey Wilson
Lt. Murdoch
Roscoe Orman
Captain Wallenger
Director
Robert Mandel
Tagline
"Murder by illusion."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$20,603,715
Production
Orion Pictures
JPV852
January 30, 2022
Seen this one a few times over the years, not great and Bryan Brown is a bit limited with the dramatic stuff but still an all around entertaining suspense-thriller. **3.5/5**
CinemaSerf
December 7, 2024
Have you ever seen the classic that is "I Dismember Momma"? It's a belter - all down to the amazing creative skills of visual effects man "Rollie" (Bryan Brown). At least, the US Government think so and so they engage him to help out faking some evidence of murder for a man they are subsequently going to put into witness protection. Meantime, New York's finest "McCarthy" (Brian Dennehy) is investi...
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