Against the Law

Against the Law is a 1997 American action crime directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Nick Mancuso, Nancy Allen and Richard Grieco. Plot In California, a homeless and mentally ill man, Rex, comes to believe he is a gunfighter from the American Old West, and heads for Los Angeles. While travelling, he begins a murder spree, and his victims include police officers. He becomes fixated on Los Angeles police officer John Shepard, who is in the news after killing a drug dealer in a shootout, and news anchor Maggie Hewitt, who broke the story. He terrorizes Hewitt before arriving in Los Angeles, where he challenges Shepard to a Western-style showdown at high noon. Cast Nancy Allen as Maggie Hewitt Richard Grieco as Rex Nick Mancuso as Det. John Shepard Steven Ford as Lt. Bill Carpenter Thomas Mikal Ford as Det. Siegel Gary Sandy as Chief Leitner Leslie Bega as Lucia James Stephens as Det. Ben Hamada Herb Mitchell as Carl Stensgard Heather Thomas as Felicity Jaime Pressly as Sally B.K. Byron as Lars Reder Tim Colceri as Officer I.Q. Randy Crowder as Lt. Fuller Billy Gallo as DJ Randy Hall as Security Guard Frank Lloyd as Officer Caultman