Telling Lies in America
1997 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.8
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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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-08-02
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (45 votes)
Themes
- immigrant
- disc jockey
- radio
- money
- citizenship
- nostalgic
- spiked drink
- payola
- radio dj
- hall of fame
- 1960s
- lighthearted
Cast & crew
Kevin Bacon
as Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
as Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
as Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
as Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
as Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
as Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
as Henry
- DF
Damen Fletcher
as Amos
Jerry Swindall
as Andy "Croak" Stas
Directed by Guy Ferland