Telling Lies in America (1997)
1h 41m
Running Time
August 2, 1997Release Date
Telling Lies in America (1997)
1h 41m
Running Time
August 2, 1997Release Date

Plot.
A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.
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Cast & Crew.

Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic

Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas

Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas

Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski

Tony Devon
Danny Hogan

Paul Dooley
Father Norton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle

Luke Wilson
Henry

Damen Fletcher
Amos

Jerry Swindall
Andy 'Croak' Stas

K.K. Dodds
Justine

James Kisicki
Cecil Simms

J.J. Horna
The Blind Kid

Ben Saypol
Timmy Morelli

Rohn Thomas
Sgt. Disapri

Joe Baka
Det. Carpenter

Tuesday Knight
WHK Receptionist

Dave Buckel
WHK Newscaster

Susan Brown
CastingDirector

Matt Miller
Assistant D.A.

Jack Skelly
Immigration Judge

Jane Jean Miller
Groupie #1

Wendy Waltz
Groupie #2

Angelique Osborne
Giggly Girl

Abdullah Bey
Old Man

Kevin Willigham
Driver

Patrick White
School Kid

Ron Lewis
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Billy Lockwood
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Christopher Jenning
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Phillip O'Rourke
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Niles Rivers
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Daryl Trammer
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Matt Bunner
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Tom Nagel
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer

Tom Palmieri
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer

John Sloan
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

John Woyton
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Mike Ross
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Courtne Benson
Sock Hop Dancer

Dottie Dixon
Sock Hop Dancer

Ben Harvey
Sock Hop Dancer

Lucas Haugh
Sock Hop Dancer

Tjader France
Sock Hop Dancer

Stacey Woodson
Sock Hop Dancer

Monica Reed
Sock Hop Dancer

Renzy Parnell
Sock Hop Dancer

Brendon Berns
Sock Hop Dancer

Matt McBride
Sock Hop Dancer

Melanie Rademaker
Sock Hop Dancer

Maureen Winston
Sock Hop Dancer

Brooke Devereaux
Sock Hop Dancer

Sunny Jenkins
Sock Hop Dancer

Jennifer Nicolino
Sock Hop Dancer

Molly McDougal
Good Looking Girl at Diner

Jessica Galinas
Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited)

Maggie Gibbons
Girl in Classroom (Uncredited)

Brad Hoss
Schoolboy (Uncredited)

Corey Landis
Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited)

Dale Checovich
Transportation Coordinator

Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara Shiff
Costume Supervisor

Alain J. Romi
Assistant Editor

Christopher Flick
Supervising Dialogue Editor

Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Heather Priest
Assistant Costume Designer

Catherine Albers
Dialogue Coach

Dan Yale
Sound Editor

Ruth Loshe
Scenic Artist

Karen Usher
Art Department Coordinator

Jonathan Andrews
Sound Mixer

Jim Schulte
Assistant Editor

Adam Kopald
Sound Editor

Mychael Bates
Property Master

Frank Fletcher
Location Manager

Doug Jackson
Sound Editor

Michael Jay
Music Editor

Regan Forman
Second Assistant Director

Donald J. Malouf
Sound Editor

Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Green
Music Editor

Cynthia Slavens
Second Assistant Director

Jeanne Byrd
Script Supervisor

Elizabeth Wendel
Assistant Music Supervisor

Kate Amer
Production Manager

Robert Rothbard
Production Supervisor

Bernadette Gillota
Production Coordinator

Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor

Jim Brookshire
Sound Editor

Dennis Benatar
First Assistant Director

Bill Kingsley
Construction Coordinator

Carmen Hocson Baker
Supervising Sound Editor

Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Paley
Additional Music

Margaret Yen
Assistant Music Supervisor

Betty Buckhart
Assistant Sound Editor

Guy Ferland
Director

Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay

Maxi Spisak
Makeup Artist

Brian Swardstrom
Executive Producer

Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer

Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography

Jill Savitt
Editor

Emily Schweber
Casting

Sandi D. Verzi
Hairstylist

Jeannee Josefczyk
Key Makeup Artist

Mickey Liddell
Executive Producer

Ben Myron
Producer

Fran Rubel Kuzui
Producer

Laura Bauer
Costume Design

James A. Gelarden
Production Design

Mariella Kaufman
Makeup Artist

Pamela Priest
Key Hair Stylist

Naomi Eszterhas
Executive Producer

Roy Bryson
Key Hair Stylist

John 'Fest' Sandau
Gaffer
Media.








Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$318,809
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
radio
immigrant
money
radio dj
hall of fame
1960s
disc jockey
citizenship
spiked drink
payola
Wiki.
Telling Lies in America is a 1997 period coming-of-age drama film directed by Guy Ferland and written by Joe Eszterhas.
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