Telling Lies in America
Just don't get caught.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$4000000
Revenue
$318809
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1997-08-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
5.8
Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
Henry
Damen Fletcher
Amos
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
K.K. Dodds
Justine
James Kisicki
Cecil Simms
J.J. Horna
The Blind Kid
Ben Saypol
Timmy Morelli
Rohn Thomas
Sgt. Disapri
Joe Baka
Det. Carpenter
Tuesday Knight
WHK Receptionist
Dave Buckel
WHK Newscaster
Matt Miller
Assistant D.A.
Jack Skelly
Immigration Judge
Jane Jean Miller
Groupie #1
Wendy Waltz
Groupie #2
Angelique Osborne
Giggly Girl
Abdullah Bey
Old Man
Kevin Willigham
Driver
Patrick White
School Kid
Ron Lewis
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Billy Lockwood
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Christopher Jenning
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Phillip O'Rourke
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Niles Rivers
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Daryl Trammer
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Matt Bunner
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Tom Nagel
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
Tom Palmieri
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
John Sloan
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
John Woyton
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Mike Ross
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Courtne Benson
Sock Hop Dancer
Dottie Dixon
Sock Hop Dancer
Ben Harvey
Sock Hop Dancer
Lucas Haugh
Sock Hop Dancer
Tjader France
Sock Hop Dancer
Stacey Woodson
Sock Hop Dancer
Monica Reed
Sock Hop Dancer
Renzy Parnell
Sock Hop Dancer
Brendon Berns
Sock Hop Dancer
Matt McBride
Sock Hop Dancer
Melanie Rademaker
Sock Hop Dancer
Maureen Winston
Sock Hop Dancer
Brooke Devereaux
Sock Hop Dancer
Sunny Jenkins
Sock Hop Dancer
Jennifer Nicolino
Sock Hop Dancer
Molly McDougal
Good Looking Girl at Diner
Jessica Galinas
Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited)
Maggie Gibbons
Girl in Classroom (Uncredited)
Brad Hoss
Schoolboy (Uncredited)
Corey Landis
Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited)
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