PG · 105 min
Why Would I Lie?
Directed by Larry Peerce
Starring Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn
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...
Release
Aug 10, 1980
Budget
$4.5M
Breakeven
$11.3M(2.5x)
Gross
$1,175,855
Profit
-$10,074,145
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.
Release
Aug 10, 1980
Budget
$4.5M
Breakeven
$11.3M(2.5x)
Gross
$1,175,855
Profit
-$10,074,145
PG · 105 min