Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges. Why Would I Lie?
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Cletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named ...
Why Would I Lie?
PG · 1980 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 45m
5.9/10 · IMDb
A lying heir (Treat Williams) turns social worker, meets a feminist (Lisa Eichhorn) and helps a boy (Gabriel Swann) find his mother.
Initial release: August 8, 1980
Director: Larry Peerce
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, and Cinema International Corporation
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