Telling Lies in America 1997

Telling Lies in America

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Movie Info

A job with a hip disc jockey (Kevin Bacon) shapes a teen's (Brad Renfro) life and that of his poor immigrant father (Maximilian Schell) in 1960s Cleveland.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Guy Ferland
  • Producer:
    Fran Rubel Kuzui, Ben Myron
  • Writer:
    Joe Eszterhas
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $275.2K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Relevart Inc., Banner Entertainment, Kuzui Enterprises, Ben Myron Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
Karchy "Chucky" Jonas
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
Henry
Damen Fletcher
Amos "Blood Smith"
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
Guy Ferland
Director
Joe Eszterhas
Screenwriter
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Producer
Ben Myron
Producer
Naomi Eszterhas
Executive Producer
Mickey Liddell
Executive Producer
Brian Swardstrom
Executive Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos
Cinematographer
Jill Savitt
Film Editor
Nicholas Pike
Original Music
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  • Feb 27, 2011
    Cast: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Luke Wilson, Damon Fletcher, Jerry Swindall, K.K. Dodds Director: Guy Ferland Summary: Shy immigrant Karchy Jonas (Brad Renfro) is a social disaster at his 1960s American high school. But things pick up when he pursues a cute, supermarket coworker (Calista Flockhart) and hooks up with a slick deejay (Kevin Bacon, in a standout performance) who shows Karchy life's wild--and dangerous--side. My Thoughts: "The performances by Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro are great, it's the script that leaves something to be desired. There are also some very good actor's in here that are wasted by very limited roles. There was some great music in this as well. But just not as good as I thought it would be considering the talent."
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