Lord of Illusions
Summary: A private detective gets more than he bargains for when he encounters Philip Swan, a performer whose amazing illusions captivate the world, but they are not really what everyone thinks.
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 13,294,422
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1980s1990sadaptation directed by original authorafterlifeambushasianattempted murderbaboonback from the deadbald manbandaged handbarbare chested malebased on short storybeardbeaten to deathbeatingbetrayalbikinibiting someone's handblack magicbloodblood splatterbloody facebooby trapbound and gaggedboxer shortsbrawlbreaking and enteringbreaking through a doorbriberybroken backbroken glassbrutalityburialburial groundburn victimburned aliveburned bodyburned faceburned to deathbusiness cardbutlercarcelebritycemeterycharacter's point of view camera shotchild in jeopardychild uses a guncigar smokingcigarette smokingclimbing a fenceclimbing out of a swimming poolcoffinconspiracycorpsecover upcrashing through a windowcrushed to deathcultcult leadercult membercultistcutting one's own hairdangerdark fantasydark magicdark pastdarknessdeathdeceptiondecomposing bodydemondemonic possessiondesertdetectivedevil worshiperdevil worshippingdisarming someonedisfigurementdouble crossdreamdrunkennesseavesdroppingelectrocutionenvelope of moneyescapeevil godevil manevil sorcererexploding bodyexplosionexposed braineye gougingf wordfade to blackfaked deathfalling from heightfalling through the floorfamefanaticfearfemale frontal nudityfemale police officerfemale rear nudityfemme fatalefightfilm starts with textfireflash forwardflashbackflashlightfortune tellerfragments of glassfuneralgaygay subtextgod complexgold diggergood versus evilgoregravegungunshothallucinationhands tiedhead buttheavy rainheld at gunpointhellhit by a carhologramholsterhomoerotichomoeroticismhomoerotismhostagehusband wife estrangementhusband wife relationshiphypnotismillusionillusionistimpaled by pipeimpaled to deathimpalementinsanityinsectinsurance fraudinterrogationinvestigationinvulnerabilityiron maskjaw ripped offkidnappingkilled with a swordkissknifelavalevitationlimousinelittle girllos angeles californialove interestmagicmagic circlemagic showmagic trickmagicianmaidmale full frontal nuditymale nuditymale pubic hairmale rear nudityman punches a womanman wears a wigmansionmarriagemassacremegalomaniacmental hospitalmental patientmercilessnessmessiahmexicanmexican stereotypemind controlmojave desertmotelmotel roommurdermysticismnear death experienceneo noirnew york citynewspaper clippingnewspaper headlinenipples visible through clothingnotebooknunobscene finger gestureoccultoccult detectiveopening action sceneoptical illusionpalm treepanicparanoiaperformerperson on firepipe smokingpistolplaid jacketpolicepolice detectivepolice officerpolice stationpolice tapepool scenepostal workerpowerprivate detectiveprofanityprojectionprologueprostitutepsychiatric hospitalpubic hairquicksandrace against timerainraised middle fingerreference to charles mansonreference to harry houdiniregenerationreligious sectrescueresurrectionrevelationrevengereverse footagerevolversadismsadistsatanic cultscarscene during opening creditsscene of the crimesecret hideoutsectself healingself mutilationservantsex sceneshaving one's headshot in the backshot in the chestshot in the foreheadshot in the headshot in the kneeshot in the legshot to deathshotgunshouldershoulder holstershowdownskeletonskinheadskinned aliveskullslow motion scenesnakesole black character dies clichesorcererspiral staircasespiritualitystabbed in the armstabbed in the backstabbed in the cheststabbed in the legstabbed to deathstabbed with a swordstop motion animationstrippersubjective camerasunglassessupernatural powersurprise endingsurrealismsuspensesuspicionswimming poolswimsuitswordsword through stomachtarottarot cardtattootelekinesistelephonetelephone calltheatertheater audiencethreatened with a knifethree word titletied to a chairtimeframe 1980stimeframe 1990storturetough guytrapdoortunneltuxedoundershirtunderwearvillainvillain not really dead clicheviolencevisionwarped visionwaterweeping womanwoman in jeopardyworld dominationworshipworshipperwritten by directoryear 1982younger version of character
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