Telling Lies in America
“Just don't get caught.”
A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.
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Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Known for
The Client
Bully
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Known for
The Black Hole
Deep Impact
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Known for
Supergirl
Ally McBeal
Tony Devon
Danny Hogan
Known for
25th Hour
New Amsterdam
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Known for
Cars
Insomnia
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Known for
Match Point
Vikings
Luke Wilson
Henry
Known for
Idiocracy
Legally Blonde
Damen Fletcher
Amos
Also in
The Shield
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
Known for
The Beach
The Quick and the Dead
K.K. Dodds
Justine
Known for
Spider-Man
Being John Malkovich
James Kisicki
Cecil Simms
Known for
Love Finds You in Valentine
Diabolique
Guy Ferland Director · Joe Eszterhas Screenplay Nicholas Pike Composer
Worldwide gross $319K · Budget $4M · United States release August 2, 1997
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Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$318,809
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Kuzui Enterprises
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Banner Entertainment
Production
Ben Myron Productions
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 2, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States · August 2, 1997
Limited theatrical
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