Why Would I Lie? (1980)

7.5/10 • 105 min • Comedy Drama

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.

Cast

Treat Williams

Cletus

Lisa Eichhorn

Kay

Gabriel Macht

Jeorge

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Faith

Valerie Curtin

Mrs. Bok

Jocelyn Brando

Mrs. Crumpe

Nicolas Coster

Walter

Severn Darden

Dr. Barbour

Sonny Carl Davis

Paul

Ilene Kristen

Waitress

Mitzi Hoag

Mrs. Hayworth

Natalie Core

Mrs. Gogle

Elizabeth Kerr

Customer

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