Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Name: Why Would I Lie?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980-08-10
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Gabriel Macht, Susan Heldfond, Anne Byrne Hoffman

PG 08/10/1980 Comedy, Drama 1h 45m

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User
Score

5.9/10

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