Telling Lies in America (1997)

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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.

• Released: 1997-08-02
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 46 votes

Directed by Guy Ferland.

Top cast

• 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
• Damen Fletcher as Amos
• Jerry Swindall as Andy "Croak" Stas

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Where to watch Telling Lies in America

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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