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TELLING LIES IN AMERICA

Director:

  Guy Ferland
  

Year Released:

  1997

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Kevin Bacon
  Paul Dooley
  Calista Flockhart
  Brad Renfro
  Maximilian Schell
Movie Haiku:Karchy is a high school kid living alone with his Dad, an embittered, elderly Hungarian immigrant. By doing small jobs for a shady radio DJ (Bacon), he quickly learns the dark underside of the American Dream. Autobiography of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who grew up to write gems like BASIC INSTINCT.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001