Telling Lies in America
Telling Lies in America

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- 62/100 based on 2,359 votes
  • Released: 1997
  • Runtime: 101 mins
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  • Studio: Kuzui Enterprises
  • Genres: Drama

Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960s. He is struggling in school and trying to adjust to America's culture. He then hears about a radio DJ, Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), who holds a contest for a Student Hall of Fame every week. When Karchy finally wins after several weeks, he spends more time with Billy Magic...a man with money, girls, and glam. Karchy thinks that, by spending time with Magic, he can become "cool". He then s... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Telling Lies in America:

Kevin Bacon
Brad Renfro
Maximilian Schell
Calista Flockhart
Tony Devon
Paul Dooley

Full Plot Details

Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960s. He is struggling in school and trying to adjust to America's culture. He then hears about a radio DJ, Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), who holds a contest for a Student Hall of Fame every week. When Karchy finally wins after several weeks, he spends more time with Billy Magic...a man with money, girls, and glam. Karchy thinks that, by spending time with Magic, he can become "cool". He then starts telling lies, to make himself seem greater than he really is. But when his lies begin hurting the people he cares about, he realizes that it isn't worth telling lies if it affects your friends. Afterwards, he learns to accept himself for the person he is, and gives up lying. And as for Billy Magic, it turns out that he pays his price for all the lies that he has told as well....

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Chicago Reader - 9/10 by Jonathan RosenbaumUnder the thoughtful direction of Guy Ferland - what emerges is solid and affecting.
TV Guide Magazine - 9/10 by Ken FoxA heartfelt sleeper from screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and director Guy Ferland.
Moviehole - 9/10 by Clint MorrisKevin Bacon gives one of the best performances of his career
Boston Globe - 8/10 by Jay CarrI liked this movie a lot - not just for Bacon and Renfro, but also for the work of the wonderfully-named Calista Flockhart, as the girl who dates Karchy.
Newsweek - 8/10 by David AnsenWhile the elements in this coming-of-age saga may seem familiar, Eszterhas brings a fresh, immigrant's-eye perspective to his tale.
Chicago Tribune - 8/10 by Michael WilmingtonIt's a career high mark for Bacon, whose flashy smirk and stifled grimaces flesh out a character both scary and pathetic in this intimate, nostalgic film that delves into the art of the hustle.
Los Angeles Times - 7/10 by Kenneth TuranThe film is also strengthened by a pair of adroit lead performances by Brad Renfro and Kevin Bacon, actors who completely understand their characters and know how to make the most of them on screen.
Austin Chronicle - 7/10 by Russell SmithIt's a sincere-yet-uninspired diversion, and not even two strong performances can elevate it to a higher level.
The New York Times - 7/10 by Stephen HoldenThe movie is loaded with heart and the feel for local color and period detail that can only come out of a personal reminiscence.
Entertainment Weekly - 6/10 by Lisa SchwarzbaumKevin Bacon's passionate, sharply drawn portrayal of Billy Magic, a slick, finger-snapping, payola-pocketing disc jockey in early 1960s Cleveland, is the best thing about this conventional but heartfelt semiautobiographical coming-of-age story

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