Why Would I Lie?

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 10, 1980

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Kay Cummings,Sonny Carl Davis,Treat Williams,Cynthia Hoppenfeld,Severn Darden,Ilene Kristen,Shirley Slater,Mitzi Hoag,Susan Heldfond,Natalie Coreand 13 more

Director

Larry Peerce

Writer

Peter Stone

Producer

Pancho Kohner

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$1,175,855

IMDb

tt0081753