Telling Lies in America (1997)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 51 mins | Drama, Period | Released: 10/17/1997 |Box Office Total: $0.2M

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Synopsis:

Set in the 1960s, a 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually becomes exposed to the payola and corruption of that world.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/17/1997

Director	Credit
Guy Ferland	Director
Cast	Credit
Kevin Bacon	Duane
Brad Renfro	Karchy Jonas
Maximilian Schell	Dr Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart	Diney Majeski
Paul Dooley	Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson	Henry
Damen Fletcher	Amos
Jerry Swindell	Andy 'Croak' Stas
K.K. Dodds	Justine
James Kisicki	Cecil Simms
J J Horna	the Blind Kid
Ben Saypol	Timmy Morelli
Tony Devon	Danny Hogan
Rohn Thomas	Sergeant Disapri
Joe Baka	Detective Carpenter
Tuesday Knight	WHK Receptionist
Dave Buckel	WHK Newscaster
Matt Miller	Assistant District Attorney
Jack Skelley	Immigration Judge
Jane Jean Miller	Groupie
Wendy Waltz	Groupie
Angelique Osborne	Giggly Girl
Abdullah Bey	Old Man
Kevin Willingham	Driver
Patrick White	School Kid
Ron Lewis	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Will Lockwood	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Christopher Jenning	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Phillip O'Rourke	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Niles River	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Daryl Trammer	Member--Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Matt Bunner	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
Tom Nagel	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Tom Nagel	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
Tom Palmieri	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
John Sloan	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
John Woyton	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
Mike Ross	Member--Kevin Boyle's Gang
Courtne Benson	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Dottie Dixon	sock top dancer
Ben Harvey	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Lucas Haugh	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Tjader Jamal	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Stacey Woodson	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Monica Reed	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Renzy Parnell	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Tom Palmieri	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Brendon Berns	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Justin Leach	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Matthew McBride	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Melanie Rademaker	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Maureen Winston	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Brooke Deveraux	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Sunny Jenkins	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Jennifer Nicolino	Member--Sock Hop Dancer
Molly McDougal	Good Lookin Girl at Diner
Production Credits	Credit
Fred Caruso	Co-Producer
Ben Myron	Producer
Brian Swardstrom	Executive Producer
Kaz Kuzui	Co-Executive Producer
Mickey Liddell	Executive Producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui	Producer
Naomi Eszterhas	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ben Myron Productions	Production Company
Kuzui Enterprises	Production Company
Banner Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Shochiku-Fuji	Theatrical Distributor
MBG Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Writer	Credit
Joe Eszterhas	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Thomas H Paul	Set Designer
Ruth Loshe	Scenic Artist
Sarah Young	Set Decorator
Jim Gerlarden	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Emily Schweber	Casting
Debra Secher	Casting Associate
Lynn Meyers	Local Casting
Susan Brown	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Reynaldo Villalobos	Director of Photography
George Kohut	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Behaviour Worldwide	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Joyce Imbesi	Music Performer - piano
Henry Ballard	Song
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters	Song Performer
Mark Green	Music Editor
Peter Afterman	Music Supervisor
Nicholas Pike	Music
Jackie Wilson	Song Performer
Michael Thompson	Music - guitar
Michael Jay	Music Editor
Berry Gordy	Song
Julie Last	Music - music engineer
The Viscounts	Song Performer
Tyran Carlo	Song
The Platters	Song Performer
Gwendolyn Gordon Gordy	Song
Oscar Washington	Song
Jerry Lee Lewis	Song Performer
Lewis Simpkins	Song
Thurston Harris	Song Performer
Jimmy Forrest	Song
The Johnny Otis Show	Song Performer
Little Anthony and the Imperials	Song Performer
Buck Ram	Song
Jerry Lee Lewis	Song
The Coaster	Song Performer
Santo and Johnny	Song Performer
Ron Hargrave	Song
Ron Holden	Song Performer
Robert Boyd	Song
Ike & Tina Turner	Song Performer
Johnny Otis	Song
Jimmy Reed	Song Performer
Bob Smith	Song
Ben Saypol	Song Performer
Jerry Leiber	Song
Mike Stoller	Song
Dion	Song Performer
Damen Fletcher	Song Performer
Johnny Farina	Song
Santa Farina	Song
Jeremy Baka	Song Performer
Ann Farina	Song
Donald Wolf	Song
Ron Holden	Song
Jimmy Rodgers	Song
George Vaughn	Song
The Fendermen	Song
Rose McCoy	Song
Sylvia McKinney	Song
Jimmy Reed	Song
Ewart Abner	Song
Jody Reynolds	Song
Delores Nance	Song
Dion DiMucci	Song
Kevin Bacon	Song
Jeremy Baka	Song
Production Management	Credit
Dennis Benatar	Assistant Director
Jeanne Byrd	Script Supervisor
Kate Amer	Production Manager
Robert Rothbart	Production Supervisor
Frank Fletcher	Location Manager
Bernadette Gillotta	Production Coordinator
Regan Forman	Assistant Director
Cynthia Slavens	Assistant Director
Matt Papp	Assistant Director
Kahlil Pedizisai	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Rich Green	Foley - foley coordinator
Doc Kane	ADR Mixer
Tim Chau	Sound Design
Tim Chau	Sound Editor
Jonathan D Andrews	Sound Mixer
Carmen Baker	Supervising Sound Editor - co-supervising sound editor
Jeannette Browning	Sound Dubbing - dubbing recordist
Mike Boudry	ADR - ADR recordist
Michele Perrone	ADR Editor
Terry Porter	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Scott Weber	Foley Mixer
Joan Rowe	Foley Artist
Sean Rowe	Foley Artist
Mel Metcalfe	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Don Malouf	Sound Editor
Tim Chau	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Nils C Jensen	Sound Editor
Adam Kopald	Sound Editor
Dean A Zupancic	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Jim Brookshire	Sound Editor
Doug Jackson	Sound Editor
Dan Yale	Sound Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Laura Cunningham Bauer	Costume Designer
Pamela Priest	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Barbara Schiff	Costume Supervisor
Jeannee Josefczyk	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Roy Bryson	Hair Stylist - co-key hairstylist

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