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    Why Would I Lie?

    Comedy
    Drama
    "Lies, lies, lies. What a funny way to begin a love affair."

    Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so he has to fabricate many a story to keep Jorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's advice councillor.

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    Release Date

    August 10, 1980

    Status

    Released

    Original Title

    Why Would I Lie?

    Runtime

    1h 45min

    Budget

    $4,500,000

    Revenue

    $1,175,855

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer