F/X2 (1991)

F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Robert T. Megginson (characters), Gregory Fleeman (characters),

Stars:

Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Brown	...	Rollie Tyler
Brian Dennehy	...	Leo McCarthy
Rachel Ticotin	...	Kim Brandon
Joanna Gleason	...	Liz Kennedy
Philip Bosco	...	Ray Silak
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Matt Neely
Tom Mason	...	Mike Brandon
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Chris Brandon
Jossie DeGuzman	...	Velez
John Walsh	...	Rado
Peter Boretski	...	Becker
Lisa Fallon	...	Kylie
Lee Broker	...	DeMarco
Philip Akin	...	Det. McQuay
Tony De Santis	...	Det. Santoni (as Tony de Santis)

Storyline

F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, 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, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy, 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.

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Plot Keywords:

special effects | revolver | shoulder holster | murder | person on fire | 

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Taglines:

Outgunned by the mob, outmanned by the cops..... their effects had _better_ be special!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,400,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,082,165 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures Corporation, Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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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.

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Quotes

Matt Neely: 10?
Leo McCarthy: Oh Jesus here we go, what did he tell you kid 5? Hunh? 2 and a half apiece or was your end just supposed to be your parole and car fare?
Matt Neely: You son of a bitch Silak.
Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD: Hold it, you were gonna get a full cut.
Matt Neely: Of what?
Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD: The 10 million.
Matt Neely: Bullshit. I was the one who got Becker to talk. If it wasn't for me, you and that bitch would be nowhere.
Leo McCarthy: You're absolutely right, you deserve an equal share or maybe 60/40. After all, you were the one who had to go back inside.

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Crazy Credits

Shot of helicopter flying and exclamations of non-pilot crook trying to keep it in the air.

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Connections

References Cocktail (1988)

User Reviews

Plot kinda zigs and Zags but its still fun...

Decent if somewhat belated(5 years??) followup to the '86 suprise hit, has Dennehy and Brown in fine form, some involved monkey business with Vatican medallions, bad cops and computer records. You gotta like the MacGyver-ish stuff they throw in, the indestructible hit-man and of course, That Clown. The Fighting, Animitronic Klown. Quite funny in it's way.

This thing is def. tongue in cheek, at little on the confusing side if you try to think about the flips and flops in the plotting; but hey-it's all in fun. Dated but good.

**1/2 outta ****.