Why Would I Lie? 44 years old

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.

Credits

Why Would I Lie? Cast

Name Character
Treat Williams He was 28, now 72 years old as Cletus
Lisa Eichhorn She was 28, now 72 years old as Kay
Gabriel Macht He was 8, now 52 years old as Jeorge
Mia Bendixsen She was 16, now 60 years old as Thelma
Sonny Carl Davis as Paul
Susan Heldfond as Amy
Anne Byrne Hoffman She was 36, now 81 years old as Faith

Why Would I Lie? Crew

Name Department
John C. Howard as Editor. He was 50 (52) years old when He died Editing
Charles Fox as Music. He was 39 (now 84) years old Sound
Larry Peerce as Director. He was 50 (now 94) years old Directing
Peter Stone as Writer. He was 50 (73) years old when He died Writing
Pancho Kohner as Producer. He was 41 (now 85) years old Production
Why Would I Lie? (44 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 08, 1980
  • Runtime: 105 minutes