Why Would I Lie?
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“Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair.”
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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Cast
23 people
Treat Williams
Cletus
Known for
127 Hours
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Lisa Eichhorn
Kay
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About Time
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Gabriel Macht
Jeorge
Known for
Suits
The Spirit
Susan Heldfond
Amy
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Love & Money
Starsky & Hutch
Anne Byrne Hoffman
Faith
Known for
Manhattan
Valerie Curtin
Mrs. Bok
Known for
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Silver Streak
Jocelyn Brando
Mrs. Crumpe
Known for
The Big Heat
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Nicolas Coster
Walter
Known for
Police Squad!
Lessons in Chemistry
Severn Darden
Dr. Barbour
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Saturday the 14th
Sonny Carl Davis
Paul
Known for
Lonesome Dove
Thelma & Louise
Jane Burkett
Natalie
No other roles listed
Kay Cummings
Edith
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Goodbye, Columbus
Larry Peerce Director · Peter Stone Writer Charles Fox Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $4.5M · United States release August 10, 1980
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,175,855
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 10, 1980
Theatrical
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