Movie Description
Why Would I Lie?
(1980)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Larry Peerce
- Producer : Pancho Kohner
- Writer : Peter Stone
- Editor : John C. Howard
- Cast : Treat Williams,Lisa Eichhorn,Gabriel Macht,Susan Heldfond,Anne Byrne Hoffman,Valerie Curtin,Jocelyn Brando,Nicolas Coster,Severn Darden,Sonny Carl Davis,Jane Burkett,Kay Cummings,Mia Bendixsen,Ilene Kristen,Harriet Gibson,Cynthia Hoppenfeld,Mitzi Hoag,Natalie Core,Shirley Slater,Elizabeth Kerr,Michael Shane,Eric Haims
Cast
Cletus
Kay
Jeorge
Amy
Faith
Mrs. Bok
Mrs. Crumpe
Walter
Dr. Barbour
Paul
Natalie
Edith
Thelma
Waitress
Mary Kalinsky
Opel McCarthy
Mrs. Hayworth
Mrs. Gogle
Warden
Customer
Bartender
Protest Leader
Facts
Original TitleWhy Would I Lie?
Status Released
Release Information
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1980-08-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 45m
Budget₹ 4500000
Revenue₹ 1175855
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
