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Rated 2.5/5 Stars • 02/11/23. Guy Ferland. Director. Kevin Bacon. Billy Magic. Brad Renfro. Karchy "Chucky" Jonas. Maximilian Schell. Dr. Istvan Jonas. Calista Flockhart. Diney Majeski. Paul...
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Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Oct 17, 1997. Rotten...
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"Telling Lies in America,'' based on the memories of America's top-paid screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, is about the kid who helps Billy get away with it, and does a lot of growing up in the process. He gets a break and loses his innocence at the same time.
Telling Lies in America received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It holds a 61% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 5.93/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Box office
Oct 15, 1997 · 27 User reviews. 24 Critic reviews. 65 Metascore. Awards. 1 win. Videos 2.
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- Drama, Music
- Guy Ferland
- 1997-10-15
Feb 22, 1999 · For a movie written by Joe Eszterhas (who also wrote Showgirls, among other travesties), Telling Lies in America is a surprisingly heartfelt coming-of-age story. It's actually Eszterhas's own coming-of-age story (it's semiautobiographical, anyway), and it makes a start on explaining this maddening Hollywood personality.
Sep 21, 1997 · Film. Reviews. Sep 21, 1997 12:00am PT. Telling Lies in America. A double-barreled story about the immigrant experience in America and the good-bad old days of rock 'n' roll, "Telling...