The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Deceiver
“There are two sides to every lie.”
Overview
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Director
Jonas Pate
Status
Released
Production
MDP Worldwide, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Tim Roth
James Walter Wayland
Michael Rooker
Detective Edward Kennesaw
Renée Zellweger
Elizabeth
Chris Penn
Detective Phillip Braxton
Rosanna Arquette
Mrs. Kennesaw
Karina Logue
Sorority Girl
Ellen Burstyn
Mook
Tamara Mercer
Misty
Michael Parks
Dr. Banyard
Don Winston
Warren
Mark Damon
Wayland’s Father
J.C. Quinn
Priest
