Liar Liar (1997)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Paul Guay (written by) &
Stephen Mazur (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Trust Me

Plot:

A fast track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after the lawyer turns his son down for the last time.

Plot Keywords:

Second Chance | Workaholic | Parking Ticket | Parent | Liar

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 14

12:00 AM

Telemundo

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Fletcher Reede
Maura Tierney	...	Audrey Reede
Justin Cooper	...	Max Reede
Cary Elwes	...	Jerry
Anne Haney	...	Greta
Jennifer Tilly	...	Samantha Cole
Amanda Donohoe	...	Miranda
Jason Bernard	...	Judge Marshall Stevens
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Dana Appleton
Mitch Ryan	...	Mr. Allan (as Mitchell Ryan)
Christopher Mayer	...	Kenneth Falk (as Chip Mayer)
Eric Pierpoint	...	Richard Cole
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Skull
Cheri Oteri	...	Jane
SW Fisher	...	Pete
Ben Lemon	...	Randy
Jarrad Paul	...	Zit Boy
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Ms. Berry
Krista Allen	...	Busty Woman in Elevator
Stephen James Carver	...	Police Officer
Don Keefer	...	Beggar at Courthouse
Paul Roache	...	Beggar at Office
Randy Oglesby	...	Detective Bryson
Charlie Dell	...	Restroom Man
Jim Jansen	...	Pilot
Terry Rhoads	...	Flight Navigator
Michael Leopard	...	Tow Yard Employee
Charles Walker	...	Skycap
Ed Trotta	...	Mechanic
Ernest Perry Jr.	...	Bailiff
Skip O'Brien	...	Court Guard
Tony Carreiro	...	Cop
Amanda Carlin	...	Publicist
Matthew Michael Goodall	...	Cole Child
Samantha Heyman	...	Cole Child
Anthony Lee	...	Fred
Eric Sharp	...	Sharpo the Clown
Christine Avila	...	Lupe
Hope Allen	...	Playground Teacher
Carrie Armstrong	...	Stenographer
Craig Barnett	...	Deputy
Brandi Burkett	...	Flight Attendant
Charles Emmett	...	Macho Attorney
Steven M. Gagnon	...	Jail Guard
Moon Jones	...	Jail Guard
Rick Hill	...	Jail Guard
Mike Grief	...	Driver
Matthew Arkin	...	Colleague
Kelly Aluise	...	Passenger on Plane (as Kelly Anne Conroy)
Richard Jones	...	Passenger on Plane
Dennis Napolitano	...	Piano Player
Michael Adler	...	Conference Room Attorney
Colleen Fitzpatrick	...	Conference Room Attorney
Joe Barnaba	...	Conference Room Attorney
David Fresco	...	Conference Room Attorney
Benjamin Brown	...	Conference Room Attorney
Sue Goodman	...	Conference Room Attorney
Mark Chaet	...	Conference Room Attorney
Michael Kostroff	...	Conference Room Attorney
Catherine Evans	...	Conference Room Attorney
Howard S. Miller	...	Conference Room Attorney
Edward Amuwa	...	Child at Party and School
Patrick McTavish	...	Child at Party and School (as Patrick Lawrence McTavish)
Ashley Monique Clark	...	Child at Party and School
Sara Paxton	...	Child at Party and School
Derrick Friedman	...	Child at Party and School
Ashley Rumph	...	Child at Party and School
David Kikuta	...	Child at Party and School
Jacob Stein	...	Child at Party and School
Oliver Kindred	...	Child at Party and School
Mercedes Kastner	...	Child at Party and School (as Mercedes Villamil)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Darden	...	(uncredited)
Jill Gable	...	Passenger on Plane (uncredited)
John Gipson	...	Juror #1 (uncredited)
Jared Seide	...	Matt Long (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Shadyac

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Guay		(written by) &
Stephen Mazur		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Bostick	....	executive producer
James D. Brubaker	....	executive producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Russell Boyd

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(as Junie Lowry Johnson)
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Linda DeScenna

Art Direction by
Richard Toyon		(as Richard A. Toyon)

Set Decoration by
Ric McElvin

Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: second unit
Enid Arias	....	hair stylist
Julie Hewett	....	makeup artist: second unit
Cammy R. Langer	....	key hair stylist (as Cammy Langer)
Beth Miller	....	hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Sheryl Ptak	....	makeup artist: Mr. Carrey (as Sheryl Leigh Ptak)
Amy Schmiederer	....	assistant makeup artist
Nena Smarz	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
James D. Brubaker	....	unit production manager
James D. Brubaker	....	unit production manager: second unit
Tina L. Fortenberry	....	production supervisor
Susan Vanderbeek	....	production supervisor: second unit (as Susan Vanderbeek-Rea)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcei A. Brubaker	....	second assistant director
Seth Edelstein	....	second second assistant director
Mickey Gilbert	....	second unit director
Julie Herrin	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Josh King	....	first assistant director
Lincoln Myers	....	dga trainee
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	second assistant director: second unit
Molly Rodriguez	....	dga trainee (as Molly R. Rodriguez)
Nancy Townsend	....	second second assistant director: second unit
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Edward R. Alvarado	....	labor foreman
Thomas Betts	....	set designer
Brandon Boyle	....	assistant props
John J. Bradley	....	set dresser
Alyssa Brophy	....	construction accountant
Mike Carrillo	....	property master (as Michael A. Carrillo)
Robert L. Clark	....	paint foreman (as Robert Clark)
Mario D'Alfonso	....	labor foreman
Colin De Rouin	....	set designer
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator (as Dennis DeWay)
Alan Easley	....	key set dresser
Ashley Fardys	....	art department coordinator (as Ashley Cook)
Steven E. Fegley	....	construction foreman (as Steven Fegley)
Nancy Gilmore	....	lead person
Carey Harris Jr.	....	assistant props
Joe A. Hawthorne	....	signwriter (as Joe Hawthorne)
Ed Jones	....	greensmen (as Edward Jones)
Steve Kallas	....	construction foreman
Willard Livingston	....	construction foreman
Ray Lopez	....	plasterer foreman
Robert Louden	....	greensmen
Ed Martin II	....	on-set dresser
Micheal Murphy	....	set dresser
Terry Nagel	....	construction foreman
Douglas Barrett Netter	....	art department production assistant
Bryan Rodgers	....	assistant props
Lazar Samarzich	....	greens foreman
Tom Sharp	....	drapery foreman
Robert L. Stephen	....	stand-by painter
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Glenn Forbes	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Paul Jackson	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Daniel Maltese	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Neal J. Anderson	....	adr mixer: Florida
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Petra Bach	....	adr editor
Bill Banyai	....	stage engineer
Odin Benitez	....	electronic sound editor
Gaston Biraben	....	dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist: Los Angeles
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Robert Fitzgerald	....	foley editor
John Fleishman	....	loader
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh)
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer
Vinnie Gonzalez	....	adr recordist: Florida
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Dennis Johnson	....	sound recordist
Ken J. Johnson	....	additional sound effects designer (as Ken Johnson)
Gail K. Markley	....	sound editing production assistant
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Piero Mura	....	electronic sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Douglas Parker	....	second assistant sound editor
Matt Patterson	....	sound recordist
Brian Risner	....	dialogue editor
Greg Salmon	....	cable person
John Stanhope	....	apprentice sound editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	sound effects supervisor (as C.T. Welch)
John O. Wilde	....	dialogue editor
Dana Wood	....	stage engineer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects: second unit
Rodney M. Byrd	....	special effects foreman
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
Albert Delgado	....	special effects: second unit
King Hernandez	....	special effects: second unit
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects: second unit

Visual Effects by
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist: CFC
Reid Burns	....	digital effects producer: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Lorraine Cardinal	....	compositor: Optical Illusions Inc.
Jon Farhat	....	visual effects supervisor
Kristopher Gregg	....	compositor: Optical Illusions Inc. (as Kris Gregg)
Scott Harper	....	additional visual effects: Scott Harper and Associates
Scott Hill	....	visual effects editor
Jeff Matakovich	....	digital effects supervisor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Art Morrel	....	compositor: Optical Illusions Inc.
Tony Noel	....	compositor: Optical Illusions Inc.
Janek Sirrs	....	digital supervisor: CFC
Robert Stadd	....	visual effects producer
Royce Hager	....	motion control rigger (uncredited)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunts
David Barrett	....	stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
Matt Byrne	....	stunts
John T. Cypert	....	stunts (as John Cypert)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Bo Greigh	....	stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts
Bob Herron	....	stunts (as Bobby Herron)
Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack	....	stunts (as Chuck Hosack)
David LeBell	....	stunts
Rick Miller	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunts
Bobby Ore	....	stunts
Mary Peters	....	stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (as Anthony Schmidt)
Fred M. Waugh	....	stunts (as Fred Waugh)
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)
Glen Yrigoyen	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Adams	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Dan Adams)
Randy Alderson	....	electrician
Matthew E. Alper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matthew Alper)
Matthew E. Alper	....	steadicam assistant (as Matthew Alper)
Nico Bally	....	grip
Cherilyn Barnard	....	additional camera loader
John Beran	....	dolly grip
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Alan Disler)
Ron Francis	....	camera operator: second unit
David Garden	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Harry Garvin)
Harry K. Garvin	....	steadicam operator (as Harry Garvin)
Brett F. Gates	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Oscar Gomez	....	best boy rigger
Melinda Sue Gordon	....	still photographer
Steven Green	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: second unit
John Janusek	....	key grip
Stephen Johnstone	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Steve Johnstone)
Kenny King	....	key grip: second unit
Jeff Kluttz	....	rigging key grip
Jason LaMell	....	camera production assistant
Rick Maddux	....	electrician
Robert W. McCarty	....	best boy: second unit
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit (as Donald M. McCuaig)
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator (as Paul J. Murphey)
Patrick Murray	....	chief lighting technician
Shawn Neary	....	grip (as Shawn Michael Neary)
Steve Owen	....	grip (as Steve C. Owen)
Michael C. Price	....	dolly grip
Don Reddy	....	camera operator
Van Scarboro	....	video assistant: second unit
John P. Shine	....	best boy
Richard Smock	....	rigging gaffer (as Richard C. Smock)
Larissa Supplitt	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Suzanne Trucks	....	camera loader (as Suzanne M. Trucks)
John Trujillo	....	electrician
Carl A. Vidnic	....	electrician
David L. Whitham	....	electrician
Gregory Wong	....	grip
Blake Hill	....	electrician (uncredited)
Pat O'Mara	....	unit grip (uncredited)
George Stephenson	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Justine Baddeley	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Scott Genkinger	....	casting associate
Libby Goldstein	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Joseph Hessekiel	....	casting associate (as Joseph R. Hessekiel)
Carl Joy	....	extras casting
Steve Kehela	....	casting associate
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting administrator
Samantha McKeon	....	casting associate
Joseph Rappa	....	casting associate (as Joseph P. Rappa)
Ashley Stepp	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Cacavas	....	costumer
Lori DeLapp	....	costumer (as Lori McClellen)
Elaine Maser	....	costume supervisor
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Carrey
Pamela Withers	....	costumer (as Pamela Ball Withers)
Timothy A. Wonsik	....	costumer: second unit (as Tim Wonsik)

Editorial Department
Marlen Hill	....	negative cutter
Scott Hill	....	first assistant editor: lightworks
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Dan Zimmerman	....	assistant editor
Dean Zimmerman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Andy Bass	....	music recordist
Frank Bennett	....	additional orchestrator
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Jeff Carson	....	music supervisor
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring crew
J.J. George	....	supervising music editor
James Newton Howard	....	composer: theme music
David Marquette	....	scoring crew
Michael Mason	....	scoring coordinator
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Don Nemitz	....	additional orchestrator
Mark Ryan	....	music editor
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew
Kirsten Smith	....	scoring crew
Michael Stern	....	scoring coordinator (as Mick Stern)
Jeff Carson	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bonnie Alden	....	driver
George Alden	....	driver
Tina M. Arter-Duquette	....	transportation coordinator
Roger Bojarski Jr.	....	driver
Roger Bojarski	....	driver (as Roger S. Bojarski)
John A. Brubaker	....	transportation captain
John Cahill	....	driver
Don Crow	....	driver
Guy Duquette	....	driver
Shawn Sonnier Jennings	....	driver
Michael J. Kelly	....	driver
Thomas McDonald	....	driver
Jerry McMullan	....	driver: Mr. Carrey (as Jerry McMullen)
William Ramirez Jr.	....	driver (as William Ramirez)
Adrienne Gale Riggins	....	transportation secretary
Gordon Smith	....	driver
Shabab Taraji	....	captain: Tower Air
Wilbert Tolliver	....	driver (as Lee Tolliver)
Michael Vieira	....	driver
Randy Webster	....	driver
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Cassie Alter	....	assistant: Brian Grazer
Jeremy Alter	....	assistant location manager
Ron Ash	....	universal best boy
Erik Baiers	....	assistant: Michael Bostick
Angela Bertolino	....	stand-in: Maura Tierney
Rex Beteivaz	....	flight engineer: Tower Air
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
John Bocchicchio	....	medic: second unit
Dotan Bonen	....	security: Mr. Carrey
Bob Bosier	....	office production assistant
Sean Buck	....	production assistant
John Caputo	....	mechanic: Tower Air
John Caputo	....	technical advisor: Tower Air
Tiffany Carboni	....	location secretary
Jamal Clark	....	intern
Brady Colorado	....	background editor
Leslie Coogan	....	office production assistant
Carlos De La Torre	....	production assistant (as Carlos de la Torre)
Charles Drake	....	craft service
Brian Scott Ferdman	....	intern
Linda Fields	....	executive assistant: Jim Carrey
Ruben Flores	....	production secretary (as Ruben A. Flores)
Toby Forlenza	....	script supervisor: second unit
Larry V. Fugatti	....	police liaison: Los Angeles
Gary Gabriel	....	fire officer: Tower Air
Mary Ann Gallo	....	office production assistant
Tony Giglio	....	production assistant: second unit
Robert Graf	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Dove Greenberg	....	production assistant
Ronald E. Hairston	....	craft service
Tommy Harper	....	production assistant (as Thomas Harper)
Allison Harvey	....	office production assistant
Ryan Hintz	....	post-production accountant
Kerry Hoyt	....	stand-in: Jim Carrey
Jason Hunter	....	intern
Leslie Iwerks	....	executive assistant: Tom Shaydac
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher (as Patrick Johnson)
Marisol Jiménez	....	assistant production coordinator
Walter Ruben Katz	....	office production assistant
Arlene Kehela	....	location manager
Zachary Kidd	....	intern
Christian Laffey	....	office production assistant
Bob Lee	....	mechanic: Tower Air
Bob Lee	....	technical advisor: Tower Air
Linaia Light	....	massage therapist: Mr. Carrey
Gillbert M. Loust	....	police liaison: Los Angeles (as Gilbert Loust)
Joe McGlynn	....	director of operations: Tower Air
Kathy McGuire	....	stand-in: Anne Haney
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator
Michael Morgenthal	....	second assistant accountant
Anton Pardoe	....	assistant location manager
Gilbert Perez	....	security officer
Aaron Philpott	....	intern
Stanley W. Pratt	....	chef (as W. Stanley Pratt)
William Ramirez Jr.	....