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Telling Lies in America (1997)

1997-08-02 · 1h 41m · EN
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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.

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Guy FerlandDirector
Budget
$4M
Box office
$318.8K

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Kevin BaconKevin BaconBilly MagicBrad RenfroBrad RenfroKarchy 'Chucky' JonasMaximilian SchellMaximilian SchellDr. Istvan JonasCalista FlockhartCalista FlockhartDiney MajeskiPaul DooleyPaul DooleyFather NortonJonathan Rhys MeyersJonathan Rhys MeyersKevin BoyleLuke WilsonLuke WilsonHenryTony DevonTony DevonDanny HoganK.K. DoddsK.K. DoddsJustineJerry SwindallJerry SwindallAndy "Croak" StasTuesday KnightTuesday KnightWHK ReceptionistDamen FletcherDamen FletcherAmos

Keywords

1960sRadioImmigrantMoneyDisc jockeySpiked drinkRadio djCitizenshipHall of famePayola

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinity1960s · Radio · ImmigrantDialogue densityDramaDirector preference205535Actor preference151029 · 21396 · 120434Country preferenceUs

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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.

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Telling Lies in America has a runtime of 101 minutes.

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