Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair.

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.

Cast (23)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Treat Williams

Cletus

Lisa Eichhorn

Kay

Gabriel Macht

Jeorge

S

Susan Heldfond

Amy

Anne Byrne Hoffman

Faith

Valerie Curtin

Mrs. Bok

Jocelyn Brando

Mrs. Crumpe

Nicolas Coster

Walter

Severn Darden

Dr. Barbour

Sonny Carl Davis

Paul

J

Jane Burkett

Natalie

K

Kay Cummings

Edith

M

Mia Bendixsen

Thelma

Ilene Kristen

Waitress

H

Harriet Gibson

Mary Kalinsky

C

Cynthia Hoppenfeld

Opel McCarthy

Mitzi Hoag

Mrs. Hayworth

Natalie Core

Mrs. Gogle

S

Shirley Slater

Warden

Elizabeth Kerr

Customer

M

Michael Shane

Bartender

E

Eric Haims

Protest Leader

S

Susan Elliot

Diner

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