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Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.
- The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges
- Larry Peerce
- Pancho Kohner
- Peter Stone
Why Would I Lie? 1980. 1 hr 45 mins. Drama, Comedy. PG. Watchlist. Erratic tale of a prevaricating nonconformist (Treat Williams), a sympathetic woman and a fatherless child. Lisa Eichhorn...
The movie stars Treat Williams as a spoiled, arrogant upper-class kid who lies compulsively about everything. He thinks it's cute. Because he won't sign a piece of paper, he and his sister and brothers can't share in the family inheritance. Tough.
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Why Would I Lie? A lying heir (Treat Williams) turns social worker, meets a feminist (Lisa Eichhorn) and helps a boy (Gabriel Swann) find his mother.
- Larry Peerce
- Comedy, Drama
- Treat Williams
Jun 13, 2023 · Discouraged when Hair, 1941 and the comedy Why Would I Lie? (1980) continued a run of box-office flops, he began an alternative career flying planes in Los Angeles.
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