Why Would I Lie?

Why Would I Lie?

Release date : August 10, 1980
Runtime : 1h 45m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Larry Peerce /
Writers : Peter Stone /
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /
Budget : $4,500,000.00
Revenue : $1,175,855.00
August 10, 1980 1h 45m United States of America Comedy English More
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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.
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  • title:Why Would I Lie?
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1980
  • Runtime:1h 45m
  • Genres: Comedy · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Larry Peerce /
  • Writers: Peter Stone ·
  • Production companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ·
  • Budget:$4,500,000.00
  • Revenue:$1,175,855.00
  • 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.
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