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Telling Lies in America poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 47.3 / 100
1997·Drama / Music·1h 41m

TELLING LIES IN AMERICA

“Just don't get caught.”

A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.

Above the Line
Guy Ferland·DirectorJoe Eszterhas·ScreenplayReynaldo Villalobos·Director of PhotographyNicholas Pike·Original Music ComposerJill Savitt·Editor
Cast
Kevin Bacon·Billy MagicBrad Renfro·Karchy 'Chucky' JonasMaximilian Schell·Dr. Istvan JonasCalista Flockhart·Diney MajeskiTony Devon·Danny HoganPaul Dooley·Father NortonJonathan Rhys Meyers·Kevin BoyleLuke Wilson·HenryDamen Fletcher·AmosJerry Swindall·Andy "Croak" Stas
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Guy Ferland·DirectorRegan Forman·Second Assistant DirectorJeanne Byrd·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Joe Eszterhas·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Reynaldo Villalobos·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Jill Savitt·EditorJim Schulte·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 11
Nicholas Pike·Original Music ComposerBetty Buckhart·Assistant Sound EditorJim Brookshire·Sound EditorDoug Jackson·Sound EditorTerry Porter·Sound Re-Recording MixerDonald J. Malouf·Sound EditorElizabeth Wendel·Assistant Music SupervisorAndy Paley·Additional MusicTim Chau·Supervising Sound EditorDan Yale·Sound EditorJonathan Andrews·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 4
James A. Gelarden·Production DesignLaura Bauer·Costume DesignKaren Usher·Art Department CoordinatorMychael Bates·Property Master
Production· 7
Brian Swardstrom·Executive ProducerNaomi Eszterhas·Executive ProducerBen Myron·ProducerFran Rubel Kuzui·ProducerMickey Liddell·Executive ProducerFrank Fletcher·Location ManagerRobert Rothbard·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 1
Catherine Albers·Dialogue Coach
By the Numbers
47.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
61%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$319K
ROI -92%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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