Against the Law (1997 film)
| Against the Law | |
|---|---|
 Promotional movie poster | |
| Directed by | Jim Wynorski |
| Produced by |
Benjamin R. Reder Betsy Chasse |
| Written by |
Steve Mitchell Bob Sheridan |
| Starring |
Richard Grieco Nancy Allen Nick Mancuso Jaime Pressly Gary Sandy Thomas Mikal Ford Heather Thomas |
| Music by | Kevin Kiner |
| Cinematography | Andrea V. Rossotto |
| Edited by | Richard Gentner |
Release dates | September 16, 1997 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Against the Law is a 1997 American action crime drama directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Nick Mancuso, Nancy Allen and Richard Grieco.
Plot
Headed towards Hollywood, Rex (Richard Grieco) is a mentally ill drifter with a penchant for balls-to-the-wall gunplay. Trapped in a delusion that he is a modern 'Old West' gunslinger, Rex begins a murder spree that leaves police and law enforcement dead in his path. Meanwhile, hard-drinking cop John Shepard (Nick Mancuso) is suddenly thrust into the spotlight by newsanchor Maggie Hewitt (Nancy Allen) after killing one of L.A.'s most notorious drug dealers in a skilled shoot out. When Rex learns of this heroic deed, he becomes fixated on both Hewitt, who he begins to stalk and terrorize, and Shepard, who he vows to shoot and kill. As a tense high noon battle looms on the horizon, John and Maggie scramble to outwit and outshoot this delusional maniac.[1]
Cast
(in credits order...)
- Nancy Allen ... Maggie Hewitt
- Richard Grieco ... Rex
- Nick Mancuso ... Det. John Shepard
- Steven Ford ... Lt. Bill Carpenter
- Thomas Mikal Ford ... Det. Siegel
- Gary Sandy ... Chief Leitner
- Leslie Bega ... Lucia
- James Stephens ... Det. Ben Hamada
- Herb Mitchell ... Carl Stensgard
- Heather Thomas ... Felicity
- Jaime Pressly ... Sally
- B.K. Byron ... Lars Reder
- Tim Colceri ... Officer I.Q.
- Randy Crowder ... Lt. Fuller
- Billy Gallo ... DJ
- Randy Hall ... Security Guard
- Frank Lloyd ... Officer Caultman