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A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.

Cast

Bryan Brown

as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler

Brian Dennehy

as Lt. Leo McCarthy

Diane Venora

as Ellen

Cliff DeYoung

as Lipton

Mason Adams

as Col. Mason

Jerry Orbach

as Nicholas DeFranco

Joe Grifasi

as Mickey

Martha Gehman

as Andy

Trey Wilson

as Lt. Murdoch

Roscoe Orman

as Captain Wallenger

Reviews

JPV852

Seen this one a few times over the years, not great and Bryan Brown is a bit limited with the dramatic stuff but still an all around entertaining suspense-thriller. **3.5/5**...

CinemaSerf

Have you ever seen the classic that is "I Dismember Momma"? It's a belter - all down to the amazing creative skills of visual effects man "Rollie" (Bryan Brown). At least, the US Government think so and so they engage him to help out faking some evidence of murder for a man they are subsequently goi...

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