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F/X

Year:

1986

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Action | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Robert Mandel

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1986-02-07

Filming Locations: Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,240,695 (USA) (9 February 1986)

Gross: $20,550,603 (USA) (8 June 1986)

Cast

Actor

Character

James Pickens Jr.

Bryan Brown

Roland 'Rollie' Tyler

Brian Dennehy

Lt. Leo McCarthy

Diane Venora

Ellen Keith

Cliff De Young

Martin Lipton

Mason Adams

Col. Mason

Jerry Orbach

Nicholas DeFranco

Joe Grifasi

Mickey

Martha Gehman

Andy

Roscoe Orman

Capt. Jake Wallenger

Trey Wilson

Lt. Murdoch

Tom Noonan

Varrick

Paul D'Amato

Gallagher

Jossie DeGuzman

Marisa Velez (as Jossie deGuzman)

Jean De Baer

Whitemore

M'el Dowd

Joyce Lehman (Miss Lehman) (as M'eL Dowd)

Tim Gallin

William J. Adams

Patrick Stack

Sgt. Littauer

John Doumanian

The director

Ray Iannicelli

Charlie

Ed Crowley

Ballistics expert (as Edward Crowley)

Gibby Brand

Reporter #1

Jim Elliott

Car pound attendant

Christopher Curry

Mitchell

Jim Lovelett

McCoy (as James Lovelett)

George Kodisch

Capt. Tolosa

Jim Cordes

Capt. Watts

Richard Hayes

State Trooper #1

Christopher McHale

State Trooper #2

Michael Fischetti

State Police chief

Angela Bassett

TV reporter

Yolanda Lloyd

Receptionist

Marvin Beck

Medical Examiner

John McLoughlin

Hospital State Trooper

Jim Babchak

Trooper #3

Bernie Friedman

Bum

Drummond Erskine

Boathouse guard

Joe Pentangelo

Police officer (as Joseph Pentangelo)

Gerald Campbell

Doctor

Kevin Deon

Extra (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Posters for Zombie (1979) and Fade to Black (1980) are seen hanging up in Rollie Tyler's apartment in several scenes. Also, the film I Dismember Mama (1972) is mentioned (referred to by its alternate title 'I Dismember Mama').

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Special effects man John Stears claimed that he had been offered money by government agencies to simulate various things as depicted in the film.

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When Rollie offers Micky coffee, he corrects his name to Lipton. Rollie smiles and says 'Tea then?'. Lipton is a well known brand of Tea in England and Australia.

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Goofs

When Rollie moves Ellen from the floor to the bed after she has been shot, there is no blood or stain on the floor. Her injury was fatal, thus there should have been a large amount of blood on the floor.

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When Rollie bundles Ellen into her apartment block they leave the key in the front door.

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Rollie Tyler leaves the FBI office, then in the next shot he is walking up the stairs to his apartment wearing a black sweater that he didn't have on in the previous shot.

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Quotes

Rollie Tyler: [Andy has used movie smoke bombs to help break Rollie's truck out of the police impound lot] Jesus! What pots did you use?

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Mickey: Leo, you're not saying Tyler killed Ellen Keith, Adams, and DeFranco all in one night?

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Lt. Murdoch: Took it like a man.

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