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Deceiver
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonas Pate Josh Pate
Written by	Jonas Pate Josh Pate
Produced by	Mark Damon Peter Glatzer John Saviano Don Winston
Starring	Tim Roth Chris Penn Michael Rooker Rosanna Arquette Ellen Burstyn Renée Zellweger
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Dan Lebental
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MDP Worldwide [1]
Release date	August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$572,433

Deceiver (UK title: Liar) is a 1997 American mystery film directed by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate, and starring Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Burstyn and Renée Zellweger. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival.

Plot

Textile company heir James Wayland ( Tim Roth) is accused of murdering a prostitute named Elizabeth ( Renée Zellweger), whose body was found cut in two. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw ( Michael Rooker) and his less experienced partner Braxton ( Chris Penn).

Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, prone to memory losses and periods of violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, however, and he soon learns his interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw had an affair with Elizabeth to get back at his wife ( Rosanna Arquette) for cheating on him, while Braxton has gambling debts with a bookie known as "Mook" ( Ellen Burstyn), who is demanding $20,000 payment.

Cast

• Tim Roth as James Walter Wayland
• Chris Penn as Detective Phillip Braxton
• Ellen Burstyn as "Mook"
• Renée Zellweger as Elizabeth
• Michael Rooker as Detective Edward Kennesaw
• Rosanna Arquette as Mrs. Kennesaw
• Michael Parks as Dr. Banyard
• Mark Damon as Wayland's father

Reception

The film received a mixed reaction from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives Deceiver a rating of 42% from 31 reviews. ^[2]

References

External links

• Deceiver at IMDb
• Deceiver at Rotten Tomatoes
• Deceiver at Box Office Mojo

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