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Telling Lies in America

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Calorie Rating: 142
Released: 1997-08-02
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Budget: 4000000
Revenue 318809
Studios: Kuzui Enterprises, Banner Entertainment, Ben Myron Productions,

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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.

Director / Directors

Regan Forman

Second Assistant Director

Jeanne Byrd

Script Supervisor

Cynthia Slavens

Second Assistant Director

Dennis Benatar

First Assistant Director

Guy Ferland

Director

Cast

Kevin Bacon

Character: Billy Magic

Brad Renfro

Character: Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas

Maximilian Schell

Character: Dr. Istvan Jonas

Calista Flockhart

Character: Diney Majeski

Tony Devon

Character: Danny Hogan

Paul Dooley

Character: Father Norton

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Character: Kevin Boyle

Luke Wilson

Character: Henry

Damen Fletcher

Character: Amos

Jerry Swindall

Character: Andy "Croak" Stas

K.K. Dodds

Character: Justine

James Kisicki

Character: Cecil Simms

J.J. Horna

Character: The Blind Kid

Ben Saypol

Character: Timmy Morelli

Rohn Thomas

Character: Sgt. Disapri

Joe Baka

Character: Det. Carpenter

Tuesday Knight

Character: WHK Receptionist

Dave Buckel

Character: WHK Newscaster

Matt Miller

Character: Assistant D.A.

Jack Skelly

Character: Immigration Judge

Jane Jean Miller

Character: Groupie #1

Wendy Waltz

Character: Groupie #2

Angelique Osborne

Character: Giggly Girl

Abdullah Bey

Character: Old Man

Kevin Willigham

Character: Driver

Patrick White

Character: School Kid

Ron Lewis

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Billy Lockwood

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Christopher Jenning

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Phillip O'Rourke

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Niles Rivers

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Daryl Trammer

Character: Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins

Matt Bunner

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Tom Nagel

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer

Tom Palmieri

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer

John Sloan

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

John Woyton

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Mike Ross

Character: Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang

Courtne Benson

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Dottie Dixon

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Ben Harvey

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Lucas Haugh

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Tjader France

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Stacey Woodson

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Monica Reed

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Renzy Parnell

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Brendon Berns

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Matt McBride

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Melanie Rademaker

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Maureen Winston

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Brooke Devereaux

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Sunny Jenkins

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Jennifer Nicolino

Character: Sock Hop Dancer

Molly McDougal

Character: Good Looking Girl at Diner

Jessica Galinas

Character: Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited)

Maggie Gibbons

Character: Girl in Classroom (Uncredited)

Brad Hoss

Character: Schoolboy (Uncredited)

Corey Landis

Character: Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited)

Production and Crew

Betty Buckhart

Assistant Sound Editor

Jim Brookshire

Sound Editor

Doug Jackson

Sound Editor

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Karen Usher

Art Department Coordinator

Donald J. Malouf

Sound Editor

Frank Fletcher

Location Manager

Elizabeth Wendel

Assistant Music Supervisor

Andy Paley

Additional Music

Tim Chau

Supervising Sound Editor

Mychael Bates

Property Master

Catherine Albers

Dialogue Coach

Jim Schulte

Assistant Editor

Dan Yale

Sound Editor

Robert Rothbard

Production Supervisor

Jonathan Andrews

Sound Mixer

Heather Priest

Assistant Costume Designer

Ruth Loshe

Scenic Artist

Barbara Shiff

Costume Supervisor

Bill Kingsley

Construction Coordinator

Kate Amer

Production Manager

Bernadette Gillota

Production Coordinator

Carmen Hocson Baker

Supervising Sound Editor

Nils C. Jensen

Sound Editor

Tim Chau

Sound Designer

Margaret Yen

Assistant Music Supervisor

Adam Kopald

Sound Editor

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Green

Music Editor

Michael Jay

Music Editor

Mel Metcalfe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alain J. Romi

Assistant Editor

Christopher Flick

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Dale Checovich

Transportation Coordinator

Tim Chau

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Eszterhas

Screenplay

Brian Swardstrom

Executive Producer

Mariella Kaufman

Makeup Artist

Maxi Spisak

Makeup Artist

Sandi D. Verzi

Hairstylist

Nicholas Pike

Original Music Composer

Emily Schweber

Casting

James A. Gelarden

Production Design

Roy Bryson

Key Hair Stylist

Naomi Eszterhas

Executive Producer

Ben Myron

Producer

Pamela Priest

Key Hair Stylist

Laura Bauer

Costume Design

Jeannee Josefczyk

Key Makeup Artist

Jill Savitt

Editor

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Producer

Mickey Liddell

Executive Producer

Reynaldo Villalobos

Director of Photography

John 'Fest' Sandau

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