Why Would I Lie?

Why Would I Lie?
Original theatrical poster
Directed byLarry Peerce
Screenplay byPeter Stone
Based onThe Fabricator by Hollis Hodges
Produced byPancho Kohner
StarringTreat Williams
Lisa Eichhorn
Gabriel Macht
Susan Heldfond
Anne Byrne
Valerie Curtin
Jocelyn Brando
Nicolas Coster
Severn Darden
Sonny Davis
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
Edited byJohn C. Howard
Music byCharles Fox
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists (United States/Canada)
Cinema International Corporation (International)
Release date
  • August 10, 1980 (1980-08-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.