Laws of Deception is an erotic suspense thriller produced in 1997. Written by Rollin Jarrett

Rollin Jarrett

Rollin Jarrett is an American actor and screenwriter.-Early life:Jarrett was born in Charlotte, NC, the youngest of four brothers. His family moved to Miami, Florida when he was three and later settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where Jarrett attended Fort Lauderdale High School...

 and directed by Joey Travolta

Joey Travolta

Joseph "Joey" Travolta is an American actor, producer, director and writer. His brother is actor John Travolta.-Early life:...

, it stars C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Christopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...

, James Russo

James Russo

James Vincent Russo is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades.-Early life:...

, Amber Smith

Amber Smith

-Early life:The daughter of professional American football player Russ Smith and Carol Smith, Smith started modeling by age 16. As a teenager she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years...

, Nick Mancuso

Nick Mancuso

Nicodemo Antonio Massimo "Nick" Mancuso is a Canadian cinema and stage actor.-Career:Mancuso was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1956...

 and Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990 to 2000. Green also starred in the sitcom Freddie and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Since 2009, he has appeared in a recurring...

.

Plot Synopsis

The plot involves a young man, Evan Marino, who witnessed the murder of his mob-connected parents when he was a child. Evan (C.Thomas Howell) has grown up to become a top law student and justice has become his religion. He has but one goal, which is to become the number one criminal lawyer in Miami. A beautiful and mysterious woman (Amber Smith) enters Evan’s life and unbeknownst to him, has been hired by his parents’ murderer (James Russo) to uncover what he remembers. As the truth about his past is revealed, Evan finds himself caught in a tangled web of lies and twisted motivations, not the least of which are his own.
The film features a brief cameo by famed director John Landis

John Landis

John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...

 as a crooked judge.

Cast

• C. Thomas Howell
  C. Thomas Howell
  Christopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...
  
   as Evan Marino
• Brian Austin Green
  Brian Austin Green
  Brian Austin Green is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990 to 2000. Green also starred in the sitcom Freddie and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Since 2009, he has appeared in a recurring...
  
   as Cal Miller
• James Russo
  James Russo
  James Vincent Russo is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades.-Early life:...
  
   as Gino Carlucci
• Amber Smith
  Amber Smith
  -Early life:The daughter of professional American football player Russ Smith and Carol Smith, Smith started modeling by age 16. As a teenager she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years...
  
   as Elise Talbot
• Robert Miano
  Robert Miano
  -Early life:Robert Miano was born in New York City and raised in the Southeast Bronx area.At the age of 15, he started a fledgling singing career when a talent agent heard him singing with a doo-wop group on a Bronx street corner...
  
   as Raymond Kelsey
• Nick Mancuso
  Nick Mancuso
  Nicodemo Antonio Massimo "Nick" Mancuso is a Canadian cinema and stage actor.-Career:Mancuso was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1956...
  
   as Det. Sgt. Lou Mather
• Bo Brinkman as J.W.
• John Landis
  John Landis
  John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
  
   as Judge Trevino
• Sam Travolta as Jury President
• Rollin Jarrett
  Rollin Jarrett
  Rollin Jarrett is an American actor and screenwriter.-Early life:Jarrett was born in Charlotte, NC, the youngest of four brothers. His family moved to Miami, Florida when he was three and later settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where Jarrett attended Fort Lauderdale High School...
  
  as Mr. Farina

External links

• tv.nytimes.com/show/53098/Laws-of-Deception/overview
• http://www.movieretriever.com/movies/1674332/Laws-of-Deception