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Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.
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Brief Synopsis. Read More. Cletus is a man who lies with ease. After he takes a job as a social worker, Cletus begins to care about a little boy named Jorge who has been taken away from his mother, who was wrongly convicted of a crime and jailed.
- Larry Peerce
- Treat Williams
When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do this, he must fabricate many a story to keep Jeorge from being adopted.
A lying heir (Treat Williams) turns social worker, meets a feminist (Lisa Eichhorn) and helps a boy (Gabriel Swann) find his mother.
- Larry Peerce
- Comedy, Drama
- Treat Williams
Reviews. Why Would I Lie? ‧ 1980. Roger Ebert. October 13, 1980. 4 min read. “Why Would I Lie?” made me very angry while I was watching it, because it is both a glorification of the arrogant stupidity of its central character, and an insult to the intelligence of its audience. Not a bad double play.
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