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Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Movie"Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair."
Audience Score
60
Why Would I Lie?
PG 1 hr 45 minAug 10th, 1980Drama, Comedy
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.
DirectorLarry Peerce

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 10th, 1980
Movie Budget:$4,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,175,855 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer