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Telling Lies in America

Just don't get caught.

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.

19971h 41mNRDrama

About Telling Lies in America

Directors
Guy Ferland
Cast
Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart, Tony Devon, Paul Dooley
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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