Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy, so fine as the special effects ace and workaholic cop in the original, were back. Aussie native Richard Franklin-a former student of Alfred Hitchcock who cut his teeth on the down under terror tales Patrick and Road Games before confidently following Hitch as director of Psycho II-was brought in to direct. Screenwriter Bill Condon had struck a chord with fright fans on his first project, the New Zealand-made cult hit Strange Behavior, and gone on to co-write the comedic sci-fi spoof Strange Invaders. Then you had special effects producer Eric Allard, who was behind the wonderful Number Five robot of Short Circuit fame.Īnd luckily for thriller/action fans, in this case looks weren’t deceiving. In FX2, Rollie Tyler (Brown) has quit the make-up FX business that nearly cost him his hide in the first film. He now uses his skills to manufacture toys, such as a show-stealing clown robot that copies the movements of anyone wearing a “telemetry” suit. The real star of 'FX2: The Deadly Art of Illusion' isnt Bryan Brown or Brian Dennehy, who have reunited for the sequel to the 1986 sleeper hit 'F/X,' but a clown robot named Bluey. FX2 THE DEADLY ART OF ILLUSION MOVIETyler uses this clever device-and scads of others that should remain a surprise-to hilarious, MacGyver-like effect while he and now-private eye Leo McCarthy (Dennehy) try to unravel a cover-up murder that involves the cops, the Mob, and 10 gold coins minted by Michelangelo. FX2: The Deadly Art of Illusion Bryan Brown Brian Dennehy Rachel Ticotin (1991) A former movie special-effects man (Bryan Brown) uses tricks of the trade to expose corruption with a private eye (Brian Dennehy).
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