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Telling Lies in America
1997
★
5.9
101 min
Drama
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.
Director
Guy Ferland
Writer
Joe Eszterhas
Score
Nicholas Pike
Andy Paley
Stars
Kevin Bacon
Brad Renfro
Maximilian Schell
Cast
58
Kevin Bacon
as Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
as Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
as Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
as Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
as Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
as Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
as Henry
D
Damen Fletcher
as Amos
Jerry Swindall
as Andy "Croak" Stas
K.K. Dodds
as Justine
James Kisicki
as Cecil Simms
J
J.J. Horna
as The Blind Kid
B
Ben Saypol
as Timmy Morelli
Rohn Thomas
as Sgt. Disapri
J
Joe Baka
as Det. Carpenter
Tuesday Knight
as WHK Receptionist
D
Dave Buckel
as WHK Newscaster
Matt Miller
as Assistant D.A.
J
Jack Skelly
as Immigration Judge
J
Jane Jean Miller
as Groupie #1
W
Wendy Waltz
as Groupie #2
A
Angelique Osborne
as Giggly Girl
A
Abdullah Bey
as Old Man
K
Kevin Willigham
as Driver
P
Patrick White
as School Kid
R
Ron Lewis
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Billy Lockwood
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
C
Christopher Jenning
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
P
Phillip O'Rourke
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
N
Niles Rivers
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
D
Daryl Trammer
as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
M
Matt Bunner
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Tom Nagel
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
T
Tom Palmieri
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
John Sloan
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
J
John Woyton
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
M
Mike Ross
as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
C
Courtne Benson
as Sock Hop Dancer
D
Dottie Dixon
as Sock Hop Dancer
Ben Harvey
as Sock Hop Dancer
L
Lucas Haugh
as Sock Hop Dancer
T
Tjader France
as Sock Hop Dancer
S
Stacey Woodson
as Sock Hop Dancer
M
Monica Reed
as Sock Hop Dancer
R
Renzy Parnell
as Sock Hop Dancer
B
Brendon Berns
as Sock Hop Dancer
M
Matt McBride
as Sock Hop Dancer
Melanie Rademaker
as Sock Hop Dancer
M
Maureen Winston
as Sock Hop Dancer
B
Brooke Devereaux
as Sock Hop Dancer
S
Sunny Jenkins
as Sock Hop Dancer
J
Jennifer Nicolino
as Sock Hop Dancer
M
Molly McDougal
as Good Looking Girl at Diner
Jessica Galinas
as Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited)
M
Maggie Gibbons
as Girl in Classroom (Uncredited)
B
Brad Hoss
as Schoolboy (Uncredited)
Corey Landis
as Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited)
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