Telling Lies in America
1997 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
An immigrant teenager named Karchy (Brad Renfro) circumnavigates the social strictures of 1950s Cleveland by scamming his way into the good graces of local hotshot D.J. Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), 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.
Direction Guy Ferland
Cast Kevin Bacon · Brad Renfro · Maximilian Schell · Calista Flockhart · Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Paul Dooley · Luke Wilson · Damen Fletcher · Jerry Swindall
Soundtrack Nicholas Pike
Screenplay Joe Eszterhas
Cinematography Reynaldo Villalobos
Original title Telling Lies in America
5.7
295 votes (FilmAffinity)
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