Deadly Illusion (1987) is a crime thriller directed by Larry Cohen and William Tanhen. This film is about personal investigator Hamberger who gets a shady offer to kill a wife for a hefty sum. He warns her instead, only to find her dead with his prints at the scene. Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Hamberger uncovers a web of lies. Now a fugitive, Hamberger hunts the real killer, dodging the police and navigating a heroin ring with ties to a modeling agency.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Deadly Illusion via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is Deadly Illusion available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Deadly Illusion is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Private eye Hamberger gets a lucrative offer, kill a cheating wife. Instead, he warns her and becomes entangled in a web of deceit. The “wife” disappears, replaced by a corpse with his fingerprints. Framed for murder, Hamberger uncovers a heroin ring and a shocking truth, the businessman who hired him and the dead woman were both imposters.
The movie features Billy Dee Williams as Hamberger, Vanity as Rina, Morgan Fairchild as Jane Mallory, Sharon Burton, John Beck as Alex Burton and Dennis Hallahan as Alex Burton Impostor.
Watch Deadly Illusion streaming via Prime Video
Deadly Illusion is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. This is a leading online platform that works on both mobile and laptop. Viewers can watch exclusive TV shows and movies at Prime Video.
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The official synopsis is as follows:
“A private eye hired to kill a man’s wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.”
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