Telling Lies in America
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| Directed by | Guy Ferland |
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| Produced by | Fran Rubel Kuzui Ben Myron |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
| Starring | Kevin Bacon Brad Renfro Calista Flockhart Jonathan Rhys Meyers Luke Wilson |
| Music by | Nicholas Pike |
| Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| Editing by | Jill Savitt |
| Distributed by | Banner Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
Telling Lies in America is a 1997 drama film directed by Guy Ferland. Written by Joe Eszterhas.
Tagline: Dress sharp. Drive fast. Look cool. Laugh last.
Synopsis
Karchy Jonas (Brad Renfro) is a 17 year old high school student (who migrated from Hungary 7 years previous) trying to find his way in the world. He meets radio personality Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon) who takes him under his wing. However, authorities are after Billy for accepting bribes from record companies to give their songs air time. A semi-autobiographical tale from Joe Eszterhas.
Cast
- Kevin Bacon Billy Magic
- Brad Renfro Karchy 'Chucky'/'Slick' Jonas
- Maximilian Schell Dr. Istvan Jonas
- Calista Flockhart Diney Majeski
- Paul Dooley Father Norton
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers Kevin Boyle (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
- Luke Wilson Henry
- Damen Fletcher Amos 'Blood Smith'
- Jerry Swindall
- K.K. Dodds Justine
- James Kisicki Cecil Simms
- J.J. Horna The Blind Kid
- Ben Saypol Timmy Morelli
- Tony Devon Danny Hogan
- Rohn Thomas Sgt. Disapri
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