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Why Would I Lie?

Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair.
Aug 10, 1980 · 1h 45m
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Comedy
Drama

PLOT

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.

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CAST

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
Directed by Larry Peerce

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$1,175,855
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US
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