DVD 108 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
F/X: Murder By Illusion
MGM/UA (1986)
In Collection
#197

Seen It:
Yes
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
USA  /  English

Mason Adams Col. Mason
Bryan Brown Rollie Tyler
Brian Dennehy Leo McCarthy
Diane Venora Ellen
Cliff De Young Lipton
Jerry Orbach Nicholas DeFranco
Joe Grifasi Mickey
Martha Gehman Andy
Roscoe Orman Capt. Wallenger
Trey Wilson Lt. Murdoch

Director Robert Mandel
Producer Michael Peyser; Jack Wiener
Writer Gregory Fleeman; Robert T. Megginson

Roland 'Rollie' Tyler (Bryan Brown) a special effects expert specializing in low budget movies is hired by the FBI to stage the murder of a mobster about to enter the witness protection program. But Rollie is tricked and the staged killing goes wrong. New York detective Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) is investigating the faked murder and Rollie's connection to it and can't understand how uncooperative the FBI are being. Can Rollie use his bag of special effects tricks to ensure his life and freedom and catch the corrupt agents and the gangster who has double crossed him.

Edition Details
Series General
Distributor MGM Home Entertainment
Barcode 027616850782
Region Region 1
Release Date 6/13/2000
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Original Theatrical Trailer