Telling Lies in America (1997)
02/08/1997
Drama
1h 41m
- 58% (41 votes)
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Just don't get caught.
Overview
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.
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$318,809
Keywords
- immigrant
- disc jockey
- radio
- money
- citizenship
- nostalgic
- spiked drink
- payola
- radio dj
- hall of fame
- 1960s
- lighthearted
Top Billed Cast
Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
Henry
Damen Fletcher
Amos
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
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