Episode 401: F/X (1986)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 171 minutes

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Summary

Robert Mandel's F/X (1986) -- also sometimes known as FX: Murder by Illusion -- is the story of Rollie Taylor (Bryan Brown), a movie special effects man who is hired by two government agents (Cliff DeYoung & Mason Adams) to stage the public assassination of a mob boss (Jerry Orbach) who’s turned state's evidence. What better way to keep the mob off the tail than by “killing him”? But things don’t turn out as easy as that.

Jedidiah Ayres and Adam Schartoff join Mike to discuss F/X, its sequel, and the spin-off TV series. Special guests include director Robert Mandel, writer Alan Ormsby, and actor Cliff DeYoung.

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0:21.9	Plus, get 10% off if you buy two tubs.
0:24.3	All trade prices XVAT at 20%.
0:26.8	So now you can keep up with the Joneses and the Evanses.
0:30.7	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:34.6	Christopher Media, let's make some noise.
0:38.0	Raleigh Tyler is an FX man, the movie's master of make-believe.
0:46.3	He can show you a thousand ways to die.
0:49.3	Got! Got! Great special effects.
0:53.3	But now somebody wants Raleigh Tyler to do it for real.
0:56.5	We want to stage a fake assassination, Raleigh, and we want you to supervise it.
1:01.0	Who's the we?
1:02.0	Justice Department.
1:03.0	I'm a special effects man. I deal in make believe. I'd like to keep it like that.
1:06.0	We just thought that we might be able to utilize your particular genius to help us out.
1:11.3	And what if someone takes a shot at?
1:12.4	You are 100% protected. I give you my word.
1:16.8	A job that guy wanted me to do?
1:20.1	I think I'll do it.
1:29.8	But someone else is writing the script and casting him as the killer.
1:32.7	I haven't done anything.
1:34.0	What if he put in real bullets?
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