Why Would I Lie? (1980)

  • PG
  • 08/10/1980 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 45m

Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair.

Overview

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.

Larry Peerce

Director

Peter Stone

Writer

Cast

Treat Williams's headshot

Treat Williams

Cletus
Lisa Eichhorn's headshot

Lisa Eichhorn

Kay
Gabriel Macht's headshot

Gabriel Macht

Jeorge
Susan Heldfond's headshot

Susan Heldfond

Amy
Anne Byrne Hoffman's headshot

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Faith
Valerie Curtin's headshot

Valerie Curtin

Mrs. Bok
Jocelyn Brando's headshot

Jocelyn Brando

Mrs. Crumpe
Nicolas Coster's headshot

Nicolas Coster

Walter

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