Why Would I Lie?
| Why Would I Lie? | |
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Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Screenplay by | Peter Stone |
| Based on | The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges |
| Produced by | Pancho Kohner |
| Starring | Treat Williams Lisa Eichhorn Gabriel Macht Susan Heldfond Anne Byrne Valerie Curtin Jocelyn Brando Nicolas Coster Severn Darden Sonny Davis |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | John C. Howard |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists (United States/Canada) Cinema International Corporation (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $1,175,855 |
Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabricator by Hollis Hodges.