Why Would I Lie? (1980)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Larry Peerce

Writers:

Hollis Hodges (novel), Peter Stone

Stars:

Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Gabriel Macht

2 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

lie | compulsive liar | liar | social worker | mother son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1981 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

En fed løgn

Filming Locations:

Spokane, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Classics from the Vault: Changing Sex Roles (2011)

User Reviews

Why would I lie?

I loved this movie and searched for it for a number of years. All I could ever find was the pal format. It was released in Pal format. So if you didn't have a Pal player you were out of luck. I bought the Pal format on ebay from someone in the UK for a high price thinking I would find a player, but that never happened. Someone did contact me after my sale and offered to sell me a DVD of the movie which I accepted right away, I watch the movie at least once or twice a month. It always makes me laugh! I fell in Love with Treat Williams the first time I saw Hair. I didn't know that Treat Williams doesn't like to admit he was in this wonderful movie. I have about everything he was ever in. I wish they would release some of the other wonderful movies of that time period.