Telling Lies In America (VHS, 1998)

Title: Telling Lies In America (VHS, 1998)
Leading Role: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Calista Flockhart
Format: VHS
Rating: PG-13
UPC: 723338040035
Release Date: 1998
Director: Guy Ferland

Additional Information about Telling Lies In America (VHS, 1998)


An immigrant teenager circumnavigates the social strictures of 1950s Cleveland by scamming his way into the good graces of local hotshot D.J. Billy Magic, an unctuous sort whose friendship with the boy brings out his tender side. A relative breath of fresh air from screenwriter Joe Eszterhaus, whose own childhood informs the story.

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Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
UPC: 723338040035

"...Kevin Bacon is terrific as the corrupt deejay..."
Film Comment - Phillip Lopate (11/01/1997)

"...The movie is loaded with heart and the feel for local color and period detail that can only come out of a personal reminiscence..."
New York Times - Stephen Holden (10/09/1997)

"...[Bacon gives a] passionate, sharply drawn portrayal....Directed with an eye for nostalgia..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (11/07/1997)

"...TELLING LIES has a rich '50s flavor and showcases strong work from its cast..."
Box Office - Cathy Thompson-Georges (03/01/1998)