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1980 6.0 (1 votes) 1h 45m
Genres
Comedy Drama
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Why Would I Lie?

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.

Key Crew

Director: Larry Peerce

Writer: Peter Stone

Producer: Pancho Kohner

Top Cast

Treat Williams
Treat Williams

Cletus

Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn

Kay

Gabriel Macht
Gabriel Macht

Jeorge

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

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