Deceiver (1997)

Directors:

Jonas Pate
Josh Pate

Writers:

Jonas Pate (written by)
Josh Pate (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There are two sides to every lie.

Plot:

Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Violence | Textile Company | Liar | Compulsive Liar

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Chris Penn	...	Detective Phillip Braxton
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mook
Tim Roth	...	James Walter Wayland
Renée Zellweger	...	Elizabeth
Michael Rooker	...	Detective Edward Kennesaw
Rosanna Arquette	...	Mrs. Kennesaw
Don Winston	...	Warren
Michael Parks	...	Dr. Banyard
Mark Damon	...	Wayland's Father
J.C. Quinn	...	Priest
Jody Wilhelm	...	Mrs. Wayland
Ocie Pouncie	...	Boogie
Bob Hungerford	...	Jebby
Genevieve Butler	...	Mary Kennesaw
Chelsea Butler	...	Chelsea Kennesaw
David Alan Pickelsimer	...	Billy Kennesaw (as David Alan Pickelsimer II)
Paul Smith	...	Wayland's Girlfriend's Father
George Nannarello	...	Laughing Officer (as George Nannerello)
Michael Flippo	...	Police Officer
James Middleton	...	Police Officer #2
Karina Logue	...	Sorority Girl
Ashley M. Rogers	...	Woman in Park
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Lynch	...	Passer by
Jim Gooden	...	Detective (uncredited)
Tamara Burnham Mercer	...	Misty (uncredited)
Timothy E. Nesbitt	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Matthew Temple	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonas Pate
Josh Pate

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonas Pate		written by
Josh Pate		written by

Produced by
Mark Damon	....	executive producer
Peter Glatzer	....	producer
John Saviano	....	line producer
Don Winston	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Bill Butler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dan Lebental

Casting by
Laurel Smith

Production Design by
John D. Kretschmer

Set Decoration by
Chuck Potter

Costume Design by
Dana Allyson

Makeup Department
Leslee Bozard Balthis	....	additional makeup artist
John R. Bayless	....	makeup artist: Chapel Hill, NC
John Bayliss	....	makeup artist: Chapel Hill
Jody Chabot	....	hair stylist: Chapel Hill
Patricia McAlhany Glasser	....	key hair stylist (as Pat Glasser)
Sara Seidman	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jim Cushinery	....	post-production supervisor
Eric Davies	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Davies	....	first assistant director
Richard Dillard	....	second second assistant director
Sarah Horton	....	second assistant director
Michael Scott Reid	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Peter 'Beatle' Alvanos	....	on-set dresser
Jamie Arbuckle	....	set dresser
John Bankson	....	property master
Robert Beck	....	property master
Danielle Couture	....	stand-by scenic
Todd R. Dengel	....	second assistant props
Sonya Duvall	....	art department coordinator
Tim Fox	....	lead man
Beth Giles	....	assistant property master
John Hager	....	set dressing intern
Mark W. Johnson	....	construction coordinator (as Mark Johnson)
Tim Kottyan	....	construction intern
Michael Lane	....	set dresser
Michael W. Maynard	....	carpenter
Rick Mobbs	....	charge scenic
Jake Sutton	....	scenic artist
Stephen Yetman	....	set dresser (as Steven J. Yetman)

Sound Department
Peter Bentley	....	sound
Mark Hollingsworth	....	dialogue editor
Charles Jackson	....	boom operator
Trevor Jolly	....	supervising sound editor
Adam Kay	....	sound effects editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Lentz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Claude Letessier	....	sound artist
Kimaree Long	....	adr editor
Larry Long	....	sound mixer: Chapel Hill
Forest Maready	....	adr recordist: North Carolina
Douglas Murray	....	adr recordist: New York (as Doug Murray)
Nick Neutra	....	foley mixer
Bruno Roussel	....	assistant sound engineer
Todd Turner	....	sound effects editor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer: New York (as Paul Zydel)

Special Effects by
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Tyner	....	special effects

Stunts
Cal Johnson	....	stunt coordinator
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double: Tim Roth
Anderson Martin	....	stunts (as Andy Martin)
Lonnie R. Smith	....	stunts (as Lonnie Smith)
T.J. White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Aldridge	....	first assistant camera
Alan Aldridge	....	focus puller
Adam Alphin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Debbie Arrowood	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Kirk Bair	....	lighting technician
Christopher Boggess	....	electrician
Kelly R. Borisy	....	key grip
John Bramley	....	still photographer
Shane Brooks	....	grip
David Burnett	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Joe D'Alessandro	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Joseph C. D'Alessandro)
Daniel Dietrich	....	electrician
Lynn Dodson	....	gaffer: Chapel Hill
Mark Duncan	....	first assistant camera
Fred Folmer	....	best boy grip
Fred Folmer	....	key rigging grip
Matt Gulbin	....	key grip
Michael Gulbin	....	key grip
Herb Harton	....	first assistant camera: Chapel Hill
Rory Herbster	....	best boy electric
Laurel Hughes	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert Krzeminski	....	best boy rigging grip
Robert Krzeminski	....	grip
James L. Leonti	....	grip (as James 'Polar Bear' Leonti)
Michael Shawn Lewallen	....	camera loader
Lorraine Barfield Logan	....	grip
Jeff Moore	....	Steadicam operator
Jeff Moore	....	camera operator
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Dick Oakes	....	gaffer
Henry E. O'Briant III	....	electrician
Joseph C. Ogg Jr.	....	electrician
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician
Harrison Palmer	....	grip (as Harry Palmer)
York Phelps	....	key grip: Chapel Hill
William Rampey	....	electrician (as Billy Rampey)
Michael G. Riba	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Mike Riba)
Damian Smith	....	second assistant camera
Michael Stone	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Jason Storandt	....	dolly grip
Bo Webb	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Raney 'Bo' Webb)
John Mark Young	....	electrician

Casting Department
Rivki Bier	....	casting assistant
Craig Fincannon	....	local casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Margaret Mullins	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Bieselin Clark	....	assistant costumer (as Christine Bieselin)
Donna Duarte	....	on-set costumer
Leslie Kaplan	....	costumer
Midge Mercer	....	seamstress
Emmy Taylor	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Patty Connaway	....	digital assistant editor (as Patty Conaway)
Dawn Michelle King	....	first assistant editor (as Dawn Gerrior)
Julie Lucas	....	first assistant editor
Barbara Riley	....	negative cutter
Josh Samson	....	post-production assistant
Jim Williams	....	color timer
Heidi Wood	....	digital assistant editor

Music Department
Carol Sue Baker	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Hafter	....	associate music supervisor
Steve Jablonsky	....	assistant to composer
Steve Jablonsky	....	composer: additional music
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Bill Conn	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Henning Lohner	....	composer: source cue (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William T. Hogan III	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Betsy Bierer	....	assistant to producer
Julie Ann Bilotta	....	stand-in: Ms. Burstyn
Cristina R. Brown	....	assistant production coordinator
Patricia T. Bunsen	....	assistant accountant
Penelope Bunsen	....	accountant
Claire Cowperthwaite	....	script supervisor
Kelly Furlong-Sapp	....	production coordinator
Matt Gardner	....	production assistant
Rebecca Kantsiper	....	set production assistant
Karen Keyes	....	assistant location manager
Keva Keyes	....	production assistant
Doron Kim	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Linda Lee	....	location manager
Franz Lepionka	....	production assistant: Chapel Hill
Justin G. Maguire	....	production assistant (as Justin Maguire)
K. Ryan Parker	....	location intern
Warren Prickett	....	production assistant: Chapel Hill
Towana Walker	....	location intern
Gianluca Nardulli	....	press officer: Italy (uncredited)

Production Companies

• MDP Worldwide

Distributors

• TriPictures (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cipa (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• Eurocine (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Veronica (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Other Companies

• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Earl Watt (USA) (working title)
Liar (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:93 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Company:

MDP Worldwide

Kept me guessing

7 out of 10.

A great Rental movie. This thriller had me guessing all the way up to the end. I waffled back and forth from disliking characters to liking them.

Roth is again great as a nuerotic over priveleged epeleptic. He is by no means a physically imposing man, but in some of the scenes, you get a real sense that this guy is dangerous.

I also like any casting of Penn as the laughable but sincere looser.

This movie is one of those rare pick-ups at Blockbuster..... never commercially touted, but seeing the actors on the box makes ya pick it up.... You get it home and wow.... its a great movie.