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Why Would I Lie?

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
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Why Would I Lie? (1980)
ComedyDrama
Cletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from ... Read allCletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do this, he must fabr... Read allCletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do this, he must fabricate many a story to keep Jeorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meet... Read all
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    • Larry Peerce
    • Hollis Hodges(based on the novel "The Fabricator" by)
    • Peter Stone(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Treat Williams
    • Lisa Eichhorn
    • Gabriel Macht
    • Larry Peerce
    • Hollis Hodges(based on the novel "The Fabricator" by)
    • Peter Stone(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Treat Williams
    • Lisa Eichhorn
    • Gabriel Macht
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    • 27User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Cletus
    Lisa Eichhorn
    Lisa Eichhorn
    • Kay
    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Jeorge
    • (as Gabriel Swann)
    Susan Heldfond
    • Amy
    Anne Byrne Hoffman
    Anne Byrne Hoffman
    • Faith
    Valerie Curtin
    Valerie Curtin
    • Mrs. Bok
    Jocelyn Brando
    Jocelyn Brando
    • Mrs. Crumpe
    Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas Coster
    • Walter
    Severn Darden
    Severn Darden
    • Dr. Barbour
    Sonny Carl Davis
    Sonny Carl Davis
    • Paul
    • (as Sonny Davis)
    Jane Burkett
    • Natalie
    Kay Cummings
    • Edith
    Mia Bendixsen
    • Thelma
    Ilene Kristen
    Ilene Kristen
    • Waitress
    Harriet Gibson
    • Mary Kalinsky
    Cynthia Hoppenfeld
    • Opel McCarthy
    Mitzi Hoag
    Mitzi Hoag
    • Mrs. Hayworth
    Natalie Core
    • Mrs. Gogle
      • Larry Peerce
      • Hollis Hodges(based on the novel "The Fabricator" by)
      • Peter Stone(screenplay by)
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      This is Gabriel Macht's first film.
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      Featured in Sneak Previews: Why Would I Lie?, Terror Train, Gloria, Private Benjamin (1980)

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    A funny and entertaining romantic comedy
    A great story shot in Spokane, WA about a family member who cannot help but stretch the truth just to make it more entertaining. Join that to a mother looking for her lost son makes for a touching drama coupled with a romantic comedy.

    I taped this off HBO years ago and still watch it now and then.
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    • Apr 26, 2003

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      • August 8, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Spokane, Washington, USA
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      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Stereo

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