Telling Lies in America

– Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960's. He is s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Original Name:
Telling Lies In America
Telling Lies in America (1997) - Also known as Telling Lies In America

Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960's. He is struggling in school and trying to adjust to America's culture. He then hears about a radio DJ Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon) who holds a contest for a Student Hall of Fame every week. When Karchy finally wins after several weeks, he spends more time with Billy Magic...a man with money, girls, and glam. Karchy thinks that by spending time with Magic, he can become "cool". He then starts telling lies, to make himself seem greater than he really is. But when his lies begin hurting the people he cares about, he realizes that it isn't worth telling lies if it affects your friends. Afterwards, he learns to accept himself for the person he is, and gives up lying. And as for Billy Magic, it turns out that he pays his price for all the lies that he has told as well.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Telling Lies in America (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Oct 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Guy Ferland

Writer:

Joe Eszterhas

Main Actors:

Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart

Plot:

Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960s. He is struggling in school and trying to adjust to America's culture. He then hears about a radio DJ, Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), who holds a contest for a Student Hall of Fame every week. When Karchy finally wins after several weeks, he spends more time with Billy Magic...a man with money, girls, and glam. Karchy thinks that, by spending time with Magic, he can become "cool". He then starts telling lies, to make himself seem greater than he really is. But when his lies begin hurting the people he cares about, he realizes that it isn't worth telling lies if it affects your friends. Afterwards, he learns to accept himself for the person he is, and gives up lying. And as for Billy Magic, it turns out that he pays his price for all the lies that he has told as well....

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Winstar

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
Metacritic:
65%