Dare to be duped! The world of make-believe meets the gritty New York crime scene in this "taut and clever suspense movie" (The New York Times). Bryan Brown (Cocktail) and Brian Dennehy (Romeo & Juliet) command the heart pounding action in "the first class, crackling excitement of F/X" (Los Angeles Times). Rollie Tyler (Brown) is the best special effects artist in showbiz. But, this time it's not the studios seeking him out. . . it's the Justice Department. His assignment: to stage the assassination of an important underworld witness. But, after he pulls the illusion off - making the informant disappear - Rollie is dumbfounded to learn that he's being pinned for the murder! Double-crossed and now hunted by those who hired him, Rollie quickly learns that he can trust no-one. . . and that the only thing left that can save his life is his unequaled mastery of illusion!