F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion
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| German title | F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion |
| Original title | F / X2 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Richard Franklin |
| script | Bill Condon |
| production | Bryan Brown , Dodi Fayed , Lee R. Mayes , Jack Wiener |
| music | Lalo Schifrin |
| camera | Victor J. Kemper |
| cut | Andrew London |
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F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion ( F / X2 ) is an American thriller by Richard Franklin from the year 1991 . It is a sequel to the thriller F / X - Deadly Tricks from 1986.
action
Roland Tyler's girlfriend's ex-husband is a cop. He asks Tyler if he could help arrest a serial killer. When the policeman is killed under strange circumstances, Tyler suspects the police force to be behind the murder. His friend Leo McCarthy helps him solve the mystery of gold coins stolen from the Vatican decades ago.
The criminals are overwhelmed by Tyler, who previously infiltrated their property. The gold pieces will be returned to the Catholic Church by Tyler and McCarthy.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on May 10, 1991 that the film was neither good nor bad. He criticized the act.
The lexicon of international films praised " some surprising trick effects " and criticized the " clichéd plot ".
background
The film was shot in Toronto . It grossed approximately $ 21.1 million in US cinemas .
For Australian director Richard Franklin, it was the last Hollywood film before returning to Australia.
Web links
- F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- F / X 2 - The Illusion lethal at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ↑ F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for F / X2
- ↑ Business Data for F / X2