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Big Fat Liar (2002) 5.2
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5.2/10 from 20,160 users
Metascore: 36/100
Reviews: 90 user | 67 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit. Director:Shawn Levy |
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Cast
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| Frankie Muniz | ... | ||
| Paul Giamatti | ... | ||
| Amanda Bynes | ... | ||
| Amanda Detmer | ... | ||
| Donald Faison | ... | ||
| Sandra Oh | ... | ||
| Russell Hornsby | ... | ||
| Michael Bryan French | ... | ||
| Christine Tucci | ... | ||
| Lee Majors | ... | ||
| Sean O'Bryan | ... | ||
| Amy Hill | ... | ||
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| Matthew Frauman | ... | ||
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Plot Synopsis
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A take on the classic tale 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', this is the story of a 14-year-old boy named Jason Shephard who lies for the fun of it. He loses an important story assignment entitled 'Big Fat Liar' in movie producer Marty Wolf's limo, which Wolf then turns into a film. When Jason sees a movie preview of his story, he and his best friend Kaylee go to Los Angeles to make Wolf confess to using his story, to clear his name, and to get him out of having to attend summer school. The teen liar then has to match wits with Wolf, who also turns out to be a big liar. Written by Anna <annachan@amazon.com>
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Two friends are about to cut one Hollywood big shot down to size. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 February 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lost and Found See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$88,659 (South Africa) (9 August 2002)Gross:
$201,334 (South Africa) (30 August 2002)Company Credits
Production Co:
Paramount Pictures, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Mediastream Zweite Film GmbH & Co. Productions KG See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Lindsay Lohan, who was 14 years old at the time of production, was originally signed on to play Kaylee. She dropped out shortly before filming began, deciding to take a temporary hiatus from acting for a year. She was replaced with Amanda Bynes. See more »Goofs
When Jason's sister's boyfriend arrives, he clearly switches off his engine and removes the key, but the sound of the engine can still be heard. When he gets in the car again, the keys are in his hand but the engine is still running. See more »Quotes
Kaylee: I wanna see a broken man people. I mean broken as in 'I hit a baseball through the window' broken. I want you to turn him into mince meat, and I don't even know what mince meat is! I want him to cry for his mommy! Wah!, Wah! mommy, mommy, mommy! Do you read me 'cause I don't think you read me?See more »
Okay, I'll admit that if I didn't have kids, I never would have seen this film and would never see it. But, considering all the rotten kids movies I have seen (such as SPY KIDS 2 or BABE: PIG IN THE CITY), this is a significant improvement. And, it had enough in it that I wasn't totally bored out of my skull or contemplated suicide (something I did repeatedly in the other two movies). Sure, the performances are pretty broad and the plot is kinda silly--but it IS a kids film. And, compared with other films in the genre, this is definitely better than average. Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bines actually appear to have some talent and probably will continue to have careers after puberty--at least on infomercials or doing voice-overs.
So, if you are looking for a film to see with your kids, you certainly could do a lot worse!