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F/X2

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)
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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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Richard Franklin
  • Writers
    • Robert T. Megginson
    • Gregory Fleeman
    • Bill Condon
  • Stars
    • Bryan Brown
    • Brian Dennehy
    • Rachel Ticotin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Franklin
    • Writers
      • Robert T. Megginson
      • Gregory Fleeman
      • Bill Condon
    • Stars
      • Bryan Brown
      • Brian Dennehy
      • Rachel Ticotin
    • 30User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Bryan Brown and Rachel Ticotin in F/X2 (1991)
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    Rachel Ticotin in F/X2 (1991)
    Bryan Brown in F/X2 (1991)
    Rachel Ticotin in F/X2 (1991)
    Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)
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    Rachel Ticotin in F/X2 (1991)
    Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)
    Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)
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    Rachel Ticotin in F/X2 (1991)

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    Bryan Brown
    Bryan Brown
    • Rollie Tyler
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Leo McCarthy
    Rachel Ticotin
    Rachel Ticotin
    • Kim Brandon
    Joanna Gleason
    Joanna Gleason
    • Liz Kennedy
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Ray Silak
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    • Matt Neely
    Tom Mason
    Tom Mason
    • Mike Brandon
    Dominic Zamprogna
    Dominic Zamprogna
    • Chris Brandon
    Jossie DeGuzman
    • Velez
    John Walsh
    John Walsh
    • Rado
    Peter Boretski
    Peter Boretski
    • Carl Becker
    Lisa Fallon
    • Kylie
    Lee Broker
    Lee Broker
    • DeMarco
    Philip Akin
    • Detective McQuay
    Tony De Santis
    Tony De Santis
    • Detective Santoni
    • (as Tony de Santis)
    Ross Petty
    • Consigliere
    Dee McCafferty
    Dee McCafferty
    • Chambliss
    Jeri Craden
    • Aunt Kate
    • Director
      • Richard Franklin
    • Writers
      • Robert T. Megginson
      • Gregory Fleeman
      • Bill Condon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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).
    • Goofs
      (at around 3 mins) In the opening scene, the police arrive to confront the cyborg after he threw the bum through the window. One of the cops fires a warning shot and hits the cyborg in the head causing his blond wig to fall off and to bleed blue blood. When the cyborg raises his left hand to cover the head wound, it is obvious that it is somebody else's arm that is being used.
    • 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.

    • Crazy credits
      Shot of helicopter flying and exclamations of non-pilot crook trying to keep it in the air.
    • Alternate versions
      The scene in which Tyler converts an aerosol can into a "grenade" was cut by the New Zealand censors on the grounds that it might inspire real-life incidents of "copycat" behaviour.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: One Good Cop/FX2/Switch/Spartacus/Drowning by Numbers (1991)

    User reviews30

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    4/10
    inferior sequel
    Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is no longer in the movies. He's now a toymaker with a girlfriend named Kim Brandon (Rachel Ticotin). Her ex-husband NYPD detective Mike Brandon asks him to use his skills to help catch a killer. As the other cops go off to take down the suspect, a mysterious assassin kills Mike. Rollie records Lt. Ray Silak tampering with the murder weapon. The assassin tracks down Rollie and Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) saves him in the nick of time.

    The most memorable thing in this movie is Rollie's man-size mechanical clown with a control bodysuit. It's a double-edge sword. It's fun at first but Rollie looks sillier and sillier with the control suit. In fact, a lot of this movie is pretty silly. A lot of the traps are reminiscent of "Home Alone" with chemicals and bigger tech.

    Along with all the gadgetry, one of the things that Rollie is known for is his avoidance of guns. He's a MacGyver in that way. However this can go too far. In one scene, he grabs the assassin's gun in the aquarium while he's being drowned. Then for some reason he leaves it behind for the assassin to pick up and shoot at him. It's annoying when smart characters do stupid things. This is simply inferior to the original. It's not as much fun. It is sillier and not as compelling. It's not terrible but it's not good.
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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • FX2
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,082,165
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,455,058
      • May 12, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,082,165
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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