
Why Would I Lie?
1980 · Movie · 1h 45m · PG
ComedyDrama
"Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
Key crew
- Larry PeerceDirector
- Peter StoneWriter
Cast
- Treat WilliamsCletus
- Lisa EichhornKay
- Gabriel MachtJeorge
- Susan HeldfondAmy
- Anne Byrne HoffmanFaith
- Valerie CurtinMrs. Bok
- Jocelyn BrandoMrs. Crumpe
- Nicolas CosterWalter
- Severn DardenDr. Barbour
- Sonny Carl DavisPaul
- Jane BurkettNatalie
- Kay CummingsEdith
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