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A special effects man helps his girlfriend's ex, a cop, with a sting operation, where the ex gets killed. Something's off and he investigates with help from an ex-cop PI friend.

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Rollie Tyler
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Leo McCarthy
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Kim Brandon
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Liz Kennedy
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Ray Silak
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Matt Neely
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Mike Brandon
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Chris Brandon
Jossie DeGuzman ...
Velez
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Rado
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Carl Becker
Lisa Fallon ...
Kylie
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DeMarco
Philip Akin ...
Detective McQuay
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Detective Santoni (as Tony de Santis)
Ross Petty ...
Consigliere
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Chambliss
Jeri Craden ...
Aunt Kate
Karie Stone ...
Beth
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I.A.D. Cop #1 (as Phil Jarrett)
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I.A.D. Cop #2
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Cyborg
Neil Elliot ...
Movie F / X Man
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Movie Director
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Police Sergeant
Foster Fell ...
Policeman
Jack Orend ...
Wino in Movie
Jenifer Chatfield ...
Movie Script Girl
Kurt Reis ...
Judge
Damir Andrei ...
Defense Attorney
Charles Leigh Ivey ...
Defendant (as Charles Ivey)
Caroline Yeager ...
Desk Sergeant
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Hooker
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Computer Store Clerk
Dwayne McLean ...
Mall Guard
Gerry Quigley ...
Supermarket Manager
Harvey Chao ...
Chinese Vendor
Harry Booker ...
Prison Priest
Bob Clout ...
Confessional Priest
Jack Newman ...
Art Expert
Walker Boone ...
Mansion Guard #1
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Mansion Guard #2
Gene Mack ...
Mansion Guard #3
Shane Cardwell ...
Mobster #1
Michael Woods ...
Mobster #2
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Mobster #3
Tony Katsaras ...
Policeman
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Cop #1

Directed by

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Richard Franklin

Written by

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Robert T. Megginson ... (characters) &
Gregory Fleeman ... (characters)
 
Bill Condon ... (written by)

Produced by

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Mohamed Al-Fayed ... executive producer (uncredited)
Bryan Brown ... executive producer
Dodi Fayed ... producer
Lee R. Mayes ... executive producer
Jack Wiener ... producer

Music by

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Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by

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Victor J. Kemper

Editing by

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Andrew London

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Jenifer Chatfield ... post production assistant
Cherie MacNeill ... second assistant editor
Christy Richmond ... associate editor
Robin Russell ... associate editor
Suzanne Spangler ... apprentice editor
Mike Stanwick ... color timer (as Michael Stanwick)
Michael Tronick ... additional editor

Casting By

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Gail Levin
Lauren Lloyd
Linda Phillips-Palo ... casting director: Los Angeles

Production Design by

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John Jay Moore

Art Direction by

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Gregory P. Keen

Set Decoration by

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Gordon Sim

Costume Design by

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Linda Matheson

Makeup Department

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Frank Bianco ... hair stylist: New York
Piero Cucchi ... hair stylist: Rome
Paul R.J. Elliot ... key hair stylist (as Paul Elliot)
Linda Gill ... key makeup artist
Lynda Gurasich ... hair stylist: Los Angeles
Robert Laden ... makeup artist: New York
Carla Palmer ... makeup artist: Los Angeles
Roberta Petrini ... makeup artist: Rome (as Roberto Petrini)
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Piero Amati ... production supervisor: Rome
G. Mac Brown ... production manager: New York
Janet E. Cuddy ... production manager
Lee R. Mayes ... unit production manager: Los Angeles
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo ... post-production supervisor (as C. Cory M. McCrum)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eric Allard ... second unit director
Vic Armstrong ... second unit director
Carol D. Bonnefil ... second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Carol Bonnefil)
Tony Brandt ... first assistant director: Rome
Brian W. Cook ... first assistant director (as Brian Cook)
Gary Davis ... second unit director (as Gary Charles Davis)
Stephen P. Dunn ... first assistant director: Los Angeles (as Steve Dunn)
Carl Goldstein ... second assistant director
Andrew London ... second unit director
Ron Oxley ... third assistant director
Eric S. Potechin ... dgc trainee (as Eric Potechin)
Tom Quinn ... second assistant director
Randi Richmond ... third assistant director
Dodi Lee Rubenstein ... DGA trainee: New York (as Dodie Rubenstein)
B. Scott Senechal ... second assistant director: second unit, Los Angeles (as Scott Senechal)
Joanne Tickle ... dgc trainee
Glen Trotiner ... second assistant director: New York

Art Department

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James Allen ... art director: Los Angeles
Guy Barnes ... set decorator: Los Angeles
Larry Boyd ... lead man: Los Angeles
Cameron S. Brooke ... head painter (as Cameron Brooke)
Linda A. Covello ... scenic artist: New York (as Linda Covello)
Jim Craig ... storyboard artist (as James Craig)
Ricky Del Mistro ... assistant head carpenter
John Dondertman ... first assistant art director
Ray Thomas Esteridge ... assistant property master: Los Angeles
Richard Ferbrache ... assistant set buyer
Matt Furginson ... set dresser: Los Angeles
James Halpenny ... stand-by painter
Bill Harman ... construction manager
David Hughes ... set laborer
Michael Anthony Jackson ... storyboard artist (as Michael Jackson)
William Kane ... property master: New York (as Billy Kane)
Corey Keebles ... art expert
Matthew Lammerich ... sign painter (as Matthew Lammerick)
Gordon Lebredt ... second assistant art director (as Gordon LeBredt)
Douglas E. Maxwell ... set dresser: Los Angeles (as Doug Maxwell)
Richard A. Mazzochi ... property master: Los Angeles (as Richard Mazzochi)
Don Miloyevich ... property master
Tim Murton ... scenic artist
Wendy Ozols-Barnes ... art director production assistant: Los Angeles (as Wendy Ozols)
Greg Pelchat ... props buyer
Marlene Rain ... set buyer
Vic Rigler ... assistant property master
Klaus Ruland ... stand-by painter
Alex Russell ... head carpenter
Benno Tutter ... art department trainee
Gordon White ... first assistant art director
Ron Woods ... set dresser: Los Angeles
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Bruce Carwardine ... sound mixer
Scott Chandler ... assistant sound designer / foley recordist
Aldo De Martino ... boom operator: Rome
Teresa Eckton ... sound editor
Ken Fischer ... sound editor
Richard Frazell ... assistant sound editor
Glen Gauthier ... boom operator
Ed Gleason ... boom operator: New York
Ronald Jacobs ... supervising sound editor (as Ronald A. Jacobs)
Tom Johnson ... re-recording mixer
Hael Kobayashi ... sound editor
Mary Helen Leasman ... sound editor
Thomas O'Shea ... assistant sound editor
Claude Riggins ... sound mixer: Los Angeles
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Gary Rydstrom ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Claire Sanfilippo ... assistant sound editor
Paige Sartorius ... sound editor
Steve Scanlon ... sound mixer: New York
Michael Silvers ... sound editor
Niki Smith ... apprentice sound editor
Gary Summers ... re-recording mixer
Gary A. Theard ... boom operator: Los Angeles (as Gary Theard)
Amelio Verona ... sound mixer: Rome
Jeff Watts ... supervising sound editor
Marshall Winn ... sound editor
James Allen ... sound re-recordist (uncredited)
John Countryman ... machine room operator (uncredited)
Michael Silvers ... dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Eric Allard ... special effects producer / special effects supervisor: All Effects Company
Tony Allard ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Hunter Anderson ... purchasing agent: All Effects Company
Philip Bartko ... effects crew location: All Effects Company (as Phil Bartko)
Gary D. Bierend ... shop foreman: Los Angeles, All Effects Company (as Gary Bierend)
Larry W. Bowman ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company (as Larry Bowman)
Mike Cobos ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Ralph Cobos ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Ken Diaz ... special effects makeup: Los Angeles
Gunnar Ferdinandsen ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Nick Fischer ... on set: All Effects Company
Scott Forbes ... effects crew location: All Effects Company
Ed French ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company / special effects makeup: Los Angeles
Danny Gill ... shop foreman: Toronto, All Effects Company
Bob Hall ... on set: All Effects Company
Robert Hanks ... cost controller: All Effects Company
Douglas D. Kelley ... assistant: Eric Allard, All Effects Company (as Douglas Dean Kelley)
Jeff Kennemore ... creature effects foreman: All Effects Company
Bruce Khteian ... effects crew location: All Effects Company (as Bruce Khetian)
Eryn Krueger Mekash ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company (as Eryn Krueger)
David Lemmen ... on set: All Effects Company
Thomas Mertz ... special effects foreman: All Effects Company (as Tom Mertz)
Greg Nelson ... special effects makeup: Los Angeles
Joe Podnar ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Joe Reader ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Dwight Roberts ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Christopher S. Ross ... designer: All Effects Company (as Chris Ross)
Paul Russell ... effects crew location: All Effects Company
Rick Stratton ... cyborg makeup effects: All Effects Company
David Neil Trifunovich ... special effects coordinator: Canada, All Effects Company (as Neil N. Trifunovich)
Mark Yuricich ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Stuart Ziff ... cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
Scott Forbes ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Peter Greenwood ... special effects research (uncredited)
Arthur Langevin ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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Brenda Adams ... stunts
Lloyd Adams ... stunts
Marco Bianco ... stunts
Marcel Bérubé ... stunts (as Marcel Berube)
Gary Davis ... stunt coordinator (as Gary Charles Davis)
David Gonzales ... stunts
Ted Hanlan ... stunt coordinator: Canada / stunt double: Rollie
Don Hewitt ... stunts
Chuck Hicks ... stunt double: Leo
Ken Quinn ... stunts
Pat Romano ... stunts
Anton 'Ty' Tyukodi ... stunts (as Anton Tykodi)
Edward J. Ulrich ... stunt coordinator: Los Angeles (as Ed Ulrich)
Ed Anders ... stunts (uncredited)
Roy T. Anderson ... stunts (uncredited)
Matt Birman ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Randy Butcher ... stunts (uncredited)
Ho Chow ... stunt actor: Chinese Vendor (uncredited)
Shelley Cook ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Jim Dunn ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Lucescu ... stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
John Stoneham Jr. ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Jim Tuck ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Alarian ... gaffer: Los Angeles
Alberto Anzellotti ... key grip: Rome
Jean M. Beazell ... camera loader: Los Angeles (as Jean Beazell)
Martin G. Beazell ... key second assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Marty Beazell)
John Earl Burnett ... first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as John Burnett)
Andrew Casey ... second assistant camera: New York
Andy Chmura ... camera operator
Robert Crone ... steadicam operator (as Bob Crone)
Tonino Delli Colli ... director of photography: Rome
James 'Packy' Dolan ... gaffer: New York (as James E. Dolan)
Brad Edmiston ... first assistant camera: Los Angeles second unit
Sam Eldridge ... generator operator
Tony Eldridge ... best boy
Stefano Falivene ... assistant camera: Rome (as Stefano Fanivene)
Howard Galbraith ... electrician
Ron Gillham ... key grip (as Ron Gillhan)
Michael Ginsburg ... still photographer: New York
Brian Harper ... first assistant camera: second unit
Kerry Hayes ... still photographer
Jamie Hitchcock ... second assistant camera: Los Angeles (as James Hitchcock)
Chris Holmes ... gaffer
Eric Holmes ... electrician
Gianmaria Majorana ... first focus puller: Rome (as Gianmaria Maiorana)
Robert D. McBride ... camera operator: Los Angeles
Rob McCarthy ... gaffer: Los Angeles second unit (as Robo McCarthy)
Richard Moran ... key grip: Los Angeles
Michael Nash ... camera operator: Los Angeles
Peter Norman ... additional photographer: New York
Robert Odessa ... director of photography: Los Angeles second unit
Larry Orlick ... first assistant camera: New York
Steev J. Pears ... first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Steve Pears)
Rick Perotto ... second assistant camera
Ed Quinn ... key grip: New York (as Eddie Quinn)
Michael Rall ... first assistant camera
Dwayne Redlin ... key grip: Los Angeles
Ron Renzetti ... best boy grip
Robert Saad ... director of photography: second unit (as Bob Saad)
Michael J. Spehar ... best boy electric: Los Angeles (as Mike Spehar)
Marco Sperduti ... camera operator: Rome
Donald Sweeney ... aerial director of photography: New York (as Don Sweeney) / camera operator: New York (as Don Sweeney)
Dave Tommasini ... pilot: camera helicopter
Paul Van der Linden ... director of photography: second unit (as Paul Van Der Linden)
David M. Walsh ... director of photography: Los Angeles
David J. Woods ... video technician (as David Woods)
Luke Wynne ... still photographer: Los Angeles (as Luke Wynn)
Robert Edesa ... camera operator (uncredited) / director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Rob McEwan ... still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Deirdre Bowen ... casting: Toronto
Scott Mansfield ... extras casting
Kimberly Hardin ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jerry R. Allen ... wardrobe assistant (as Jerry Allen)
Clifford Cassidy ... wardrobe: F/X, Los Angeles (as Cliff Cassidy)
Arlene B. Coffey ... wardrobe: women, New York (as Arlene Coffey)
Nadia Jarvis ... assistant costume designer
Florence Kemper ... costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Erla Lank ... wardrobe mistress
James Roberts ... wardrobe: men, New York (as Jim Roberts)
Joseph Roveto ... costumer: Los Angeles

Location Management

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Joe Barzo ... assistant location manager
Debra Beers ... location manager
Joseph Boccia ... location manager
Andrea Borella ... location manager: Rome
Andrew D. Cooke ... location supervisor: New York
John Davis ... location production assistant
Anthony Kadak ... assistant location manager
Joe Madalena ... location manager: Los Angeles

Music Department

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Carolyn Bahr ... assistant music editor (as Carolyn J. Bahr)
Michael Boddicker ... composer: additional music / musician: synthesizer
Frank Capp ... music coordinator
Wade Culbreath ... musician: percussion
Peter J. Granet ... music scoring mixer
Don Mack ... additional music mixer: Phase II / additional music recordist: Phase II
Katherine Quittner ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
John Patitucci ... bass (uncredited)
Lalo Schifrin ... conductor (uncredited)
Alan Vavrin ... musician - percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Blanche McDermaid ... script supervisor
Sheralyn McGrath ... script secretary (as Sheralyn McGarth)

Transportation Department

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Jon Carpenter ... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Richard Crowder ... boat driver
Norm Henderson ... driver captain (as Norm Hendersen)
Bruce McLean ... picture vehicles
Stuart Mitchell ... driver: construction department
Edward O'Donnell ... transportation: New York (as Ed O'Donnell)
Nick Sweetman ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Jane Alden ... adr voice
David Ambrosia ... production assistant: Rome
Ed Anders ... double: "Wino"
Verena Baldeo ... production coordinator: Rome (as Verena Baldero)
John 'Frenchie' Berger ... gun handler
Toni Blay ... production coordinator
Peter Chan ... adr voice
Joseph Chapman ... adr voice
Erik Cord ... double: Cyborg (as Eric Cord)
Lynn Cripe-Kasar ... post-production accountant
Karen de Montbrun ... assistant accountant (as Karen De Montbrun)
Luba Dmytryk ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Holly Dorff ... adr voice (as Holly Ryan)
Steve Dunne ... technical consultant
Judi M. Durand ... adr voice (as Judi Durand)
Greg Finley ... adr voice
Gina Fowler ... second assistant accountant
Paul Glanzman ... technical consultant
Javier Grajeda ... adr voice
J.D. Hall ... adr voice
Barbara Harris ... adr voice (as Barbara Iley)
Doris Hess ... adr voice
Ira Hurvitz ... script supervisor: New York
Shauna Jamison ... craft service
Janice Kaye ... unit publicist
Bob Kellett ... production consultant
Tony Kono ... technical consultant
Daamen J. Krall ... adr voice
Joanna Lipari ... adr voice
Joe Lisi ... technical consultant
Alessandra Mazzola ... script supervisor: Los Angeles
Adrian McCarthy ... assistant: Mr. Wiener
David McCharen ... adr voice
Maureen McKeon ... production assistant
Jake Miller ... craft service
Cheryl Ann Mironczuk ... assistant production coordinator: New York (as Cheryl Mironczuk)
Bruce Moffitt ... assistant: Mr. Franklin
Moses Pendleton ... choreographer
Diana Pokorny ... title production supervisor
Dorothy Precious ... production accountant
Jan Rabson ... adr voice
Regina Robb ... production coordinator
Char Rutherford ... product researcher
David Saunders ... executive: Allied Stars
Vernon Scott ... adr voice
Richard Shea ... production assistant
Justin Soliday ... production assistant
Steve Susskind ... adr voice
Debra Tanklow ... production coordinator: New York
Lynda Van Damm ... financial representative
Eric Vogel ... production assistant
Paul Winiecki ... helicopter pilot
Lang Yun ... adr voice
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

F/X man Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is now a toy maker. Mike Brandon (Tom Mason), the ex-husband of Rolly's girlfriend Kim(Rachel Ticotin), is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike.Mike's boss, Ray Silak (Philip Bosco) says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy), the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about. Written by

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Taglines Outgunned by the mob, outmanned by the cops..... their effects had _better_ be special! See more »
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Also Known As
  • FX2 (United States)
  • FX II (United States)
  • F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion (India, English title)
  • F/X2, effets très spéciaux (France)
  • F/X 2 - Die tödliche Illusion (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 108 min
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Box Office

Budget $16,400,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,455,058, 12 May 1991

Did You Know?

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Trivia (at around 60 mins) When Rollie calls young Chris on the phone, the movie Chris is watching on television is the finished film Rollie was shooting the effects for at the start of the original F/X (1986). See more »
Goofs The medallions are placed in individual pockets of the velvet purse and thus protected against touching yet, when the purse is handled, they make a distinct metal-to-metal clinking sound. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in One Good Cop/FX2/Switch/Spartacus/Drowning by Numbers (1991). See more »
Crazy Credits Shot of helicopter flying and exclamations of non-pilot crook trying to keep it in the air. See more »
Quotes Leo McCarthy: The words "double cross" definitely come to my mind.
Ray Silak: The word "dead man" comes to my mind.
Leo McCarthy: That's two words.
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