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Why Would I Lie? is a american film of genre Drama directed by Larry Peerce released in USA on 10 august 1980 with Treat Williams
Why Would I Lie? (1980)
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Add to a movie listWhy Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy/drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.
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Cletus, a compulsive liar, is employed as a social worker. He tries to find a home for a young boy named Jorge and, in so doing, falls in love with Jorge's social worker.Actors
Treat Williams
(Cletus)
Lisa Eichhorn
(Kay)
Gabriel Macht
(Jeorge)
Valerie Curtin
(Mrs. Bok)
Jocelyn Brando
(Mrs. Crumpe)
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