Telling Lies in America
Just don't get caught.
1997 | 101m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Guy Ferland |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 02, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Guy Ferland |
| Writer: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | disc jockey, radio, immigrant, money, citizenship, spiked drink, payola, radio dj, hall of fame, 1960s |
| Production Companies | Kuzui Enterprises, Banner Entertainment, Ben Myron Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $318,809
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| James A. Gelarden | Production Design |
| Laura Bauer | Costume Design |
| Roy Bryson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jeannee Josefczyk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Mariella Kaufman | Makeup Artist |
| Pamela Priest | Key Hair Stylist |
| Maxi Spisak | Makeup Artist |
| Sandi D. Verzi | Hairstylist |
| Andy Paley | Additional Music |
| Tim Chau | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kate Amer | Production Manager |
| Robert Rothbard | Production Supervisor |
| Bernadette Gillota | Production Coordinator |
| Jeanne Byrd | Script Supervisor |
| Dennis Benatar | First Assistant Director |
| Cynthia Slavens | Second Assistant Director |
| Regan Forman | Second Assistant Director |
| Karen Usher | Art Department Coordinator |
| Jonathan Andrews | Sound Mixer |
| Barbara Schiff | Costume Supervisor |
| Heather Priest | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Mychael Bates | Property Master |
| Frank Fletcher | Location Manager |
| Bill Kingsley | Construction Coordinator |
| Elizabeth Wendel | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Margaret Yen | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Ruth Loshe | Scenic Artist |
| Dale Checovich | Transportation Coordinator |
| Jim Schulte | Assistant Editor |
| Alain J. Romi | Assistant Editor |
| Carmen Hocson Baker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Christopher Flick | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Betty Buckhart | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Adam Kopald | Sound Editor |
| Jim Brookshire | Sound Editor |
| Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Dan Yale | Sound Editor |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Green | Music Editor |
| Michael Jay | Music Editor |
| Guy Ferland | Director |
| Joe Eszterhas | Screenplay |
| Nicholas Pike | Original Music Composer |
| Jill Savitt | Editor |
| Emily Schweber | Casting |
| Catherine Albers | Dialogue Coach |
| Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John 'Fest' Sandau | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Naomi Eszterhas | Executive Producer |
| Mickey Liddell | Executive Producer |
| Ben Myron | Producer |
| Brian Swardstrom | Executive Producer |
| Fran Rubel Kuzui | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 545 | 758 |