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Why Would I Lie?

Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair.
1980 | 105m | English

(324 votes)

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Popularity: 4 (history)

Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Peter Stone
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Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.
Release Date: Aug 10, 1980
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Peter Stone
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box Office Revenue: $1,175,855
Budget: $4,500,000
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: May 01, 2024
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Name Character
Treat Williams Cletus
Lisa Eichhorn Kay
Gabriel Macht Jeorge
Susan Heldfond Amy
Anne Byrne Hoffman Faith
Valerie Curtin Mrs. Bok
Jocelyn Brando Mrs. Crumpe
Nicolas Coster Walter
Severn Darden Dr. Barbour
Sonny Carl Davis Paul
Jane Burkett Natalie
Kay Cummings Edith
Mia Bendixsen Thelma
Ilene Kristen Waitress
Harriet Gibson Mary Kalinsky
Cynthia Hoppenfeld Opel McCarthy
Mitzi Hoag Mrs. Hayworth
Natalie Core Mrs. Gogle
Shirley Slater Warden
Elizabeth Kerr Customer
Michael Shane Bartender
Eric Haims Protest Leader
Name Job
Larry Peerce Director
Peter Stone Writer
Charles Fox Music
Dan Perri Title Designer
Gerald Hirschfeld Cinematography
John C. Howard Editor
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Pancho Kohner Producer
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