Where the Truth Lies (2005)

Popularity:

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Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writers:

Atom Egoyan (screenplay)
Rupert Holmes (novel)

Release Date:

2 February 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.

Plot Keywords:

Journalist | Hotel | Hotel Room | Duo | Comedy Team

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Lanny
Colin Firth	...	Vince
Alison Lohman	...	Karen
David Hayman	...	Reuben
Rachel Blanchard	...	Maureen
Maury Chaykin	...	Sally Sanmarco
Sonja Bennett	...	Bonnie
Kristin Adams	...	Alice
Deborah Grover	...	Mrs. O'Flaherty
Beau Starr	...	Jack Scaglia
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Publishing Executive
Gabrielle Rose	...	Publishing Executive
Don McKellar	...	Publishing Executive
David Hemblen	...	NY Hotel Concierge
John Moraitis	...	Irv Fleischman
Michael J. Reynolds	...	John Hillman
Erika Rosenbaum	...	Legal Assistant
Rebecca Davis	...	Denise
Simon Sinn	...	Stanley
Kathryn Winslow	...	Publicist
Stuart Hughes	...	1st Journalist
Shannon Lawson	...	2nd Journalist
Sarah Wateridge	...	1st Stewardess
Kate Harrell	...	2nd Stewardess
Vee Vimolmal	...	Room Service Girl
Seán Cullen	...	Telethon Announcer
Rosalba Martinni	...	NY Hotel Maid
Brian Frank	...	Club Heckler
Aliska Malish	...	Grotto Club Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Audrey Dwyer	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
Michael Bennett Leroux	...	Television Producer (uncredited)
Emily Oldfield	...	Hooker (uncredited)
Anna Silk	...	Gina (uncredited)

Directed by
Atom Egoyan

Writing credits
Atom Egoyan		(screenplay)
Rupert Holmes		(novel)

Produced by
Liz Bunton	....	line producer
Chris Chrisafis	....	co-producer
Sandra Cunningham	....	co-producer
Atom Egoyan	....	executive producer
Robert Lantos	....	producer
Colin Leventhal	....	executive producer
Mark Musselman	....	associate producer
Julia Rosenberg	....	associate producer
Donald A. Starr	....	executive producer
Daniel J.B. Taylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Paul Sarossy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan Shipton

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Phillip Barker

Art Direction by
Craig Lathrop
Lucy Richardson

Set Decoration by
Trisha Edwards
Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks		(as Cal Loucks)

Costume Design by
Beth Pasternak

Makeup Department
Judi Cooper-Sealy	....	key hair stylist
Tamsin Dorling	....	assistant hair stylist
Tamsin Dorling	....	assistant makeup artist
Geraldine Jones	....	assistant hair stylist
Geraldine Jones	....	assistant makeup artist
Adrien Morot	....	special effects life cast
Adrien Morot	....	special effects makeup artist
Sondra Treilhard	....	assistant hair stylist
Sondra Treilhard	....	assistant makeup artist
Jeremy Woodhead	....	hair designer
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup designer
Geralyn Wraith	....	assistant hair stylist
Geralyn Wraith	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Janine Anderton	....	production manager
John Harcourt	....	post-production supervisor
Jennifer Macleod	....	post-production supervisor (as Jennifer MacLeod)
Michael Polaire	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melissa V. Barnes	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Bruno Bryniarski	....	second assistant director
Agnieszka Kroskowska	....	third assistant director (as Agnieszka Poninska)
Danny McGrath	....	second assistant director (as Dan McGrath)
Craig Newman	....	third assistant director
Stephen Norinder	....	third assistant director (as Stephan Norinder)
Neesha Patki	....	trainee assistant director
Paula Smith	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Paula K. Smith)
David J. Webb	....	first assistant director
Michael Peleshok	....	assistant director (uncredited)
David Sparkes	....	first assistant director: second unit Canada (uncredited)

Art Department
Ed Baker	....	stand-by props
Les Beaver	....	construction stand-by
Stephanie Bell	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects (as Steph Bell)
Steve Bohan	....	construction manager
Day Bowman	....	artwork
Lloyd Brown	....	set buyer
David Orin Charles	....	set dresser
Jai Chong	....	on-set painter
Jez Clarke	....	creative supervisor: Hothouse Models & Effects
Dan Conley	....	set dresser
Steven Conner	....	site assistant head carpenter
Fred Crawford	....	hod rigger
Joe Currie	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
Rossana DeCampo	....	key scenic artist (as Rossana Decampo)
Donavon Drummond	....	on-set dresser
Billy Edwards	....	set buyer
Bob Elton	....	property master
Andrew Evans	....	head painter
Greg Finnin	....	assistant property manager: Los Angeles
Pat Flood	....	set designer
Gary Fox	....	stand-by props
Bruce Gallup	....	hod painter
Christopher Geggie	....	property master (as Chris Geggie)
David Gonzales	....	art department apprentice
Mark Goodman	....	construction stand-by
Bruce Gordon	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
Roy Halfpenny	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
Kim Karon	....	art department coordinator
Richard Kelloway	....	dressing props
Marc Kuitenbrouwer	....	site construction coordinator
Tony Mainelli	....	site head carpenter (as Anthony Mainelli)
Eamon McLoughlin	....	construction supervisor
Chris Mead	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	assistant set decorator
John Moran	....	graphic artist
Mark Norfolk	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
John O'Connor	....	construction stand-by
Jak Oliver	....	scenic artist
Brian Patrick	....	assistant property master
Jim Peters	....	key greens
Peter Potter	....	dressing props
Zoe Robertson	....	construction buyer (as Zoé Robertson)
Mark Rocca	....	project manager: Hothouse Models & Effects
Graham Sampson	....	creative supervisor: Hothouse Models & Effects
Greg Sanger	....	set dressing leadman: Los Angeles
Geoffrey Smith	....	props buyer
James Stanley	....	project manager: Hothouse Models & Effects
Jem Stansfield	....	model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects
Derek Whorlow	....	hod stagehand
Ashley Winter	....	assistant art director
Walter Woloschuk	....	greens leadman
Eddie Wolstencroft	....	construction stand-by
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster: UK (uncredited)
Michelle Convey	....	set buyer (uncredited)
Paul Duff	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Rohan Harris	....	paintings (uncredited)
Keith Short	....	sculptor (uncredited)
John Todd	....	on set carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Cadger	....	adr editor (as Rick Cadger)
Matthew Chan	....	operator
Ed Colyer	....	adr recording engineer
Sue Conley	....	dialogue editor (as Susan Conley)
Keith Elliott	....	foley mixer
Steve Finn	....	boom operator
Olga FitzRoy	....	assistant sound engineer
John Hazen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bradford L. Hohle	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Brad Hohle)
Jake Jackson	....	assistant sound engineer
Trisha Johns	....	studio coordinator
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Douglas Lunn	....	cable puller
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant
Jim McBride	....	sound maintenance
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recording engineer
Chris Munro	....	sound mixer
Steve Munro	....	sound designer (as Steven Munro)
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Pellerin	....	sound supervising re-recording mixer
James Robb	....	assistant sound editor (as Jimmy Robb)
Jan Rudy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Mark C. Grech	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Kahl Henderson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rocco Larizza	....	special effects first assistant (as Rocco Lazizza)
Jim McGillivary	....	special effects key
Laird McMurray	....	special effects supervisor
Rob Tucker	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Barb Benoit	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X
Kristy Blackwell	....	digital matte artist: Mr. X
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	digital matte artist: Mr. X (as Fred Chu)
Shawney Cohen	....	3D animator: Mr. X (as Sean Cohen)
Rob Del Ciancio	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X
Bonnie Dickson	....	compositing assistant: Mr. X
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X
Matt Ralph	....	3D animator: Mr. X
David Singer	....	operations manager: Mr. X
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Winston Lee	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects executive producer: Mr. X (uncredited)

Stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Buck McDancer	....	stunts: Los Angeles
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Dana Reed	....	stunts: Los Angeles
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts: Los Angeles
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Brad Bunn	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Colin Firth (uncredited)
Ken Quinn	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Andrews	....	best boy rigging grip (as Mongo Andrews)
Bill Beenham	....	rigging gaffer
Neil Blackman	....	electrician
Jerry Borris	....	best boy
Sean Bourdeau	....	best boy
Craig Bulmer	....	electrician
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	Steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Geoffrey Chang	....	camera loader: Los Angeles
Betty Chow	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Rob Cochrane	....	dolly grip
Ciaran Copelin	....	first assistant camera
Brad Crosbie	....	second assistant camera
Nigel Draper	....	electrician
Ross Duffy	....	electrician
Terry Edland	....	gaffer
Roy Elliston	....	rigging grip
Richard Emerson	....	key grip (as Rico Emerson)
Mike Evans	....	first assistant camera
Steve Evans	....	loader
David Fisher	....	rigging gaffer
Glen Goodchild	....	grip
Tony Hayes	....	best boy
Stuart Hurst	....	electrician
Gary Hutchings	....	key grip
J.W. Lee Ionson	....	generator operator
Keith Kirkum	....	electrician
Jim MacCammon	....	electrician (as James MacCammon)
Amir Mansour	....	camera trainee
David Orton	....	loader
David Owen	....	gaffer
Ziggy Pedone	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Rafy	....	still photographer
Charles Saldana	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Antonio Soriano	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Robert Vigus	....	grip
Reg Waddell	....	best boy rigging electric
Doug Wall	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles (as Douglas L. Wall)
Nigel Draper	....	light board operator (uncredited)
Alan Millar	....	electrician (uncredited)
James D. Wickman	....	dolly grip: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dylaine Bovaird	....	extras casting assistant
John Buchan	....	casting
Leo Davis	....	casting
Carly-Anne Fairlie	....	casting associate
Lissy Holm	....	casting associate
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
David Rapaport	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vashti Arthur	....	cutter/fitter
Patricia Boulden	....	costume supervisor
Cori Burchell	....	assistant costume designer
Annie Crawford	....	costume supervisor
Elizabeth Gardiner	....	on-set costumer: extras
Natalie Gysel	....	costume buyer (as Nathalie Gysel)
Kathy Hendricks	....	on-set costumer: Los Angeles
Ruth Kirton	....	costume assistant
Ritta Koleva	....	seamstress
Melissa Layton	....	costume assistant (as Melissa Layton Skorepa)
Gaye Gardiner	....	key textile artist (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jeffrey Collins	....	apprentice editor
Arthur Montreuil	....	film timer
Marc Roussel	....	first assistant editor
Chris Wallace	....	colorist: HDTV (uncredited)

Music Department
Richard Barrie	....	technical music engineer
John Bradbury	....	orchestra leader
Mychael Danna	....	musician: electronic organ, piano and guitar
Mychael Danna	....	orchestrator
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	assistant score mixer
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Steve Pearce	....	musician: bass guitar
Simon Rhodes	....	score mixer
Paul Shikata	....	additional music editor
Rob Simonsen	....	additional music arranger
Ian Thomas	....	musician: drums
Phil Todd	....	musician: alto saxophone solo
Derek Watkins	....	musician: flugelhorn and trumpet
Kirsty Whalley	....	music editor
Rick Wilkins	....	conductor: Lanny and Vince Telethon Orchestra
Rick Wilkins	....	orchestrator: Lanny and Vince Telethon Orchestra
Sharif Ahmed	....	assistant to music supervisor (uncredited)
Mark Berrow	....	musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)
Ron Searles	....	music pre-recording engineer (uncredited)
Bruce White	....	viola (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Orest Andrijiw	....	driver
Ron Annabelle	....	driver
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Whitney Byron	....	transportation co-captain (as Byron Whitney)
Roy Callis	....	driver
Norman Foster	....	driver
Richard Gaal	....	driver: set decoration (as Richard D. Gaal)
Robert Geeves	....	driver (as Robert W. Geeves)
Joe Hall	....	driver
Sandy Hastings	....	driver
Geoff Holland	....	driver
Gordon Ionson	....	transportation captain (as Gord Ionson)
Kelvin Lewis	....	driver
Richard Morgan	....	driver
Orest W. Muz	....	transport coordinator
Reg Reynolds	....	driver: honeywagon
Brett Round	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Patrick Sands	....	driver
Rohan Singh	....	driver
Mike Leslie Smith	....	driver
Pete Trotman	....	driver (as Peter Trotman)
Michael Ralph Price	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jack Beardsley	....	office assistant
David Bermingham	....	production executive: First Choice Films
Lisa Blok-Linson	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Esther Bradbury	....	assistant: Chris Chrisafis
Sherrie Bradshaw	....	accounting assistant: Los Angeles
James Burke	....	office assistant
Donna Butt	....	extras supervisor
Cherri Campbell	....	executive assistant: Mr. Lantos, Serendipity Point Films
Diarmuid Coghlan	....	second assistant accountant
Gina Craig	....	home economist
Lincoln D'Souza	....	payroll accountant
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
James Duffy	....	location assistant
Larry Eydmann	....	health and safety officer: Media Safety Ltd. (as Larry Eydman)
Brad Fox	....	production finance coordinator
Marcy Gerstein	....	assistant: Atom Egoyan
Wayne Godfrey	....	on-set supervisor
Sabine Graham	....	production coordinator
Dennis Jacobson	....	payroll accountant
Stephanie Keating	....	publicist
Mandy Ketcheson	....	lens technician: Eye FX
Ari Lantos	....	director observer
Deborah Leakey	....	first assistant accountant (as Debbie Leakey)
Sam Leifer	....	floor runner
Melissa Lekus	....	set production assistant: Los Angeles
Kathy Lochwin	....	key craft service assistant: Focused On Food
Robert MacDonald	....	office assistant: Los Angeles
Venetia McNeile	....	office assistant
Eleanor Mendes	....	production secretary
Susan Mieras	....	assistant: Kevin Bacon
Susan Nycz	....	truck supervisor
Regina Petrik	....	key craft service assistant: Focused On Food
Irene Phelps	....	production accountant
Kate Pickford	....	floor runner
Clare Piller	....	clearances
Lindy Ransom	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Callum Redfern	....	floor runner
Sol Rivera	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Natalie Rogers	....	production coordinator
Wendy Saffer	....	head of marketing and publicity: Serendipity Point Films
Jason Savage	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Lianne Seal	....	first assistant accountant
Karen Shaw	....	assistant: Robert Lantos
Michael Sheahan	....	director of finance: First Choice Films
Michael Solomon	....	assistant: Mr. Lantos, Serendipity Point Films
John Stein	....	general counsel: First Choice Films
Paul Stevenson	....	office assistant
Claire Stewart	....	production secretary
Lesley Stewart	....	head of production: First Choice Films
Vess Stoeva	....	second assistant accountant
Warner Strauss	....	assistant location manager
Karyn Sullivan	....	office assistant
Aida Tannyan	....	finance and accounting: Serendipity Point Films (as Aída Tannyan)
Damon Tinker	....	office assistant: Los Angeles
Derek Jan Vermaas	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Johanna Weinstein	....	title designer
Mark Williams	....	financial controller: First Choice Films
Eardley Wilmot	....	location manager
Angie Winstl	....	assistant production coordinator (as Angela Winstl)
Igor Zambeli	....	location assistant
Stephanie Bell	....	paint finisher (uncredited)
Joe Biggins	....	inflatable mannequins (uncredited)
Dennis Davidson	....	International publicity (uncredited)
Ken Dhaliwal	....	production legal counsel (uncredited)
Billy Greenfield	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Susan Hegarty	....	dialogue coach: Alison Lohman (uncredited)
Michael Toll	....	qc technician (uncredited)

Thanks
Bobbie Gardner	....	acknowledgment: nurses provided by (as Bobbi Gardiner)
Bob Halbgebauer	....	special thanks
Pam Silverstein	....	special thanks
Gary Stone	....	special thanks
William F. White	....	special thanks (as William White)
Hugh Whittaker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Serendipity Point Films (presents)
• First Choice Films (in association with)
• Movie Network, The (TMN) (in association with)
• Téléfilm Canada (in association with) (as Telefim Canada)
• Movie Central Network (in association with) (as Movie Central)
• Ego Film Arts (in association with)
• Harold Greenberg Fund, The (in association with) (as Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund)

Distributors

• Concorde Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Deltamac Co. (2005) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Special Effects (GB) (additional special effects)
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting equipment provided by
• Abbey Road Studios  score mixed at (as Abbey Road Studios, London)
• Air Studios  score recorded at (as Air Studios, London)
• Arion Communications Ltd.  telecine
• Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette & Feldman  legal services (as Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal & Laviolette LLP)
• Bobbie Gardner  nurses provided by (as Bobbi Gardiner)
• Canadian Television Fund  produced with the participation of
• Capers on Location  caterer
• Carlu, The  special thanks
• Casting Collective  extras casting (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Cinetic Media  sales (uncredited)
• City of Los Angeles  special thanks
• City of New York, The  neither endorse nor sponsor, nor are responsible in any manner for the content of this motion picture (as The City of New York)
• City of New York, The  the name, logos and insignia of the New York City Police Department are trademarks owned by and are used with the City's permission (as the City of New York)
• City of Toronto, Ontario  special thanks
• Compuhire  24 frame playback
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international publicity (uncredited)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  film processing and post laboratory (as Deluxe Laboratories)
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond provided by
• Film World Freight  shipper
• Focus on Food  key craft service (as Focused on Foods)
• Footsteps Post-Production Sound  foley recorded at
• Francont Film  negative cutting
• Grosvenor Park Productions  produced with the participation of (as Grosvenor Park)
• Hand Prop  props supplied by (uncredited)
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  legal services (as Heenan Blaikie LLP {Toronto})
• Heritage Chauffeur Company  chauffeur services and unit cars (as Heritage Chauffeur Co. Ltd.)
• Hothouse Models and Effects  special furniture (as Hothouse Models & Effects Ltd.)
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins (uncredited)
• Jones Brown Insurance  insurance services
• Katmadhu Productions  post-production accountants
• Kodak  originated on (as Kodak Motion Picture Film)
• Malde & Co.  audit services
• Media Safety  health and safety
• Media World Logistics  production logistics (uncredited)
• Multi-Media Transport  chauffeur services and unit cars
• New York Police Department (NYPD)  neither endorse nor sponsor, nor are responsible in any manner for the content of this motion picture (as the New York City Police Department)
• Olswang  legal services (as Olswang {London})
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by (as Panavision London)
• Renown Freight  shipper (as Renown Freight Ltd.)
• Rights Company, The  script research services provided by
• Sargent Disc  payroll services (as Sargent Disc)
• Simply Good Food  caterer
• Soundtrack New York  ADR Facility
• Theatre D Digital  digital editing: screening and mixing facility
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Wavevend Limited  walkie talkies (as Waveend Ltd.)
• Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono  audit services
• William F. White International  lighting equipment provided by (as William F. White International Inc.)
• Willie's Wheels  facilities (as Willies Wheels)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, drug use and language (edited version)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:R18+ | Canada:18A | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Hungary:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | USA:R (edited version) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) (rating surrendered)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Serendipity Point Films

Trivia:

Director Atom Egoyan made cuts to the film, including an orgy scene, in a failed attempt to challenge the NC-17 rating given by the MPAA. ThinkFilm has since announced that the version shown in US theaters is the same as the one shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The dates given in the movie are inconsistent. The telethon takes place Veterans Day weekend, November, 1957. It is stated that telethon finished on noon that Sunday, which, according to the calendar, would be November 10th. However the date on the room service bill signed the previous afternoon for Maureen is also dated November 10th. And when the duo are asked to open the New Jersey night club on November 15th, they respond they can't because that is the next day after the telethon ... and that date is inconsistent with both the calendar and the room service bill.

Quotes:

Lanny Morris:[Last lines] You're a very special girl. Forgive me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

White Rabbit

Hugely entertaining film + Bad critics + Tasteful love scenes.

Hugely entertaining film + Bad critics + Tasteful love scenes.

I was very entertained. There wasn't a single boring minute in "Where the Truth Lies". I almost believed some newspaper critics' reviews and was prepared to be at least a little bit disappointed either with the actors (critics said were miscast), the sex scenes (critics said were explicit) or the ending. I was sitting there and waiting for a disappointment but it never came. It is a superb murder mystery with at least 3 top notch twists and in the end I was completely satisfied.

In my opinion, (and I know a thing or two about this) the love scene between "Alice" and Alison is one of the most beautiful ones ever performed (on the screen). I mean the (tastefully made) oral sex scene. ("Alice" stops for a moment, looks up at Alison with a trace of a smile ... the moonlight illuminates Alice's slightly wet mouth and chin... she looks down and continues. I haven't seen in any other film a more gorgeous pose than that of Alison during this exercise. Americans can make love as beautifully as Europeans and this film is the only proof so far. It even surpasses the straight love scene with Luisa Ranieri in Antonioni's "Eros"). The film is not about sex, though it is wonderfully choreographed. The most impressive thing here is certainly the story.

(P.S. Critics really did a disservice to us. Some of these same guys, I remember, used unbelievable superlatives while reviewing poor horror movies. One begins to question their motives).