Deadly Illusion
If the killer isn't really a killer... And the victim isn't really a victim... Why do people keep turning up dead?
1987 | 87m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | William Tannen, Larry Cohen |
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| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Staring: |
| A private eye hired to kill a man's wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1987 |
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| Director: | William Tannen, Larry Cohen |
| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | detective, wife, murder |
| Production Companies | CineTel Films, Pound Ridge Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $626,724
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Billy Dee Williams | Hamberger |
| Vanity | Rina |
| Morgan Fairchild | Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton |
| John Beck | Alex Burton |
| Joe Cortese | Detective Paul Lefferts |
| Michael Wilding, Jr. | Costillion |
| Dennis Hallahan | Burton Imposter |
| Jenny Cornuelle | Gloria Reid |
| Allison Woodward | Nancy Costillion |
| Joe Spinell | Crazy Man in Gun Bureau |
| Harriet Rogers | Mrs. Bains |
| George Loros | Levante |
| Charlie Malcolm | Assistant District Attorney |
| Thom Curley | Wexler |
| Richard Triggs | Toll Booth Attendant |
| Joe Cirillo | Cop in Gun Bureau |
| Julie Gordon | Receptionist #1 |
| Marcy Kaplan | Receptionist #2 |
| Donald Wayne | Man at New Year's Eve Party (as Don Torres) |
| Debbie Dickinson | Woman on Phone |
| Michael Emil | Medical Examiner |
| Rosemary De Angelis | Woman Applicant |
| Alice Spivak | Woman Applicant |
| Bret McCormick | Sam Ferry |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Tannen | Director |
| Patrick Gleeson | Music |
| Ron Spang | Editor |
| Craig Lyman | Makeup Department Head |
| Larry Cohen | Director, Writer |
| Daniel Pearl | Director of Photography |
| Steve Mirkovich | Editor |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunts |
| Sandy Richman | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irwin Meyer | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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