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Telling Lies in America

1997 · 1h 41m · Drama

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.

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Cast

• Kevin Bacon as Billy Magic
• Brad Renfro as Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
• Maximilian Schell as Dr. Istvan Jonas
• Calista Flockhart as Diney Majeski
• Tony Devon as Danny Hogan
• Paul Dooley as Father Norton
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Kevin Boyle
• Luke Wilson as Henry
• Damen Fletcher as Amos
• Jerry Swindall as Andy "Croak" Stas
• K.K. Dodds as Justine
• James Kisicki as Cecil Simms

Details

Director

Guy Ferland

Released

August 2, 1997

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Kuzui Enterprises, Banner Entertainment and Ben Myron Productions

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.8 / 10 from 46 votes