Why Would I Lie? (1980)
Synopsis
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: 1980-08-10
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Larry Peerce
Budget: $4,500,000 USD
Revenue: $1,175,855 USD
Top Cast
- Treat Williams as Cletus
- Lisa Eichhorn as Kay
- Gabriel Macht as Jeorge
- Susan Heldfond as Amy
- Anne Byrne Hoffman as Faith
- Valerie Curtin as Mrs. Bok
- Jocelyn Brando as Mrs. Crumpe
- Nicolas Coster as Walter
- Severn Darden as Dr. Barbour
- Sonny Carl Davis as Paul
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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