He is paid $30,000 and assured by Mason that he is "100% protected".ĭuring the preparation, Lipton, the DoJ agent in charge, handles Rollie's gun. The DoJ supervisor on the case, Edward Mason, asks Rollie to be the "assassin" wearing a disguise. Rollie rigs a gun with blanks and gives DeFranco a rig with radio transmitters and fake blood packs to simulate bullet hits. DeFranco is set to testify against his former Mafia bosses and go into witness protection, but the DoJ is afraid he will be killed before the trial. Movie special effects expert Roland "Rollie" Tyler is hired by the Department of Justice to stage the murder of Mafia informant Nicholas DeFranco. A spinoff television series, F/X: The Series, was produced from 1996 to 1998. A sequel, F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion, was released in 1991. The film was released to positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, earning $20.6 million on a $10 million budget. Department of Justice to stage the murder of a mobster about to enter the Witness Protection Program, but complications arise when he is targeted for murder himself meanwhile, an NYPD detective becomes suspicious of the circumstances of the case. The film follows a special effects expert who is hired by the U.S. Megginson, and starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, and Angela Bassett in her film debut. F/X (also known as or subtitled Murder by Illusion) is a 1986 American action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel, written by Gregory Fleeman and Robert T.
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