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Directed by | Richard Franklin |
Written by | Bill Condon |
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Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
Edited by | Andrew London |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million[2] |
Box office | $21.1 million[3] |
F/X2 (also known as F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion) is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film F/X, and follows special effects expert Ronald "Rollie" Tyler and former NYPD detective Leo McCarthy as they investigate the suspicious death of one of Rollie's friends.
F/X2 was Franklin's final American film before he returned to his native Australia. It was released to mixed reviews and was a moderate box office success, earning $21.1 million on a budget of $18 million.