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Why Would I Lie? (1980)
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Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a... more | add synopsisAwards:
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First saw it on HBO and watched it over and over because the story was great and so uniquely funny. Too bad it hasn't been released to video or DVD. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Treat Williams | ... | Cletus | |
| Lisa Eichhorn | ... | Kay | |
| Gabriel Macht | ... | Jorge (as Gabriel Swann) | |
| 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 |
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From the first time I saw the movie on HBO I had to find out about this new actor on the scene,Treat Williams. Reading every video guide for the past 10 years and nowhere was this movie listed. Mr. Williams did a wonderful job with the story and made you almost believe that lying wasn't such a bad thing after all. A great romance movie for a rainy afternoon but just our luck it isn't available. Too bad VHS and DVD movies weren't sold back in 1980. A bundle could have been made from Treat fans alone and just think of the royalties. Is there some reason this movie wasn't released to network television after it's run on HBO? Not even as a rental and I recall asking the guy at Blockbuster to check for all Treat Williams movies and this one was never listed as one of his credits.