| Liar Liar |
Promotional poster for Liar Liar | | Directed by | Tom Shadyac | | Produced by | Brian Grazer | | Written by | Paul Guay
Stephen Mazur | | Starring | Jim Carrey
Maura Tierney
Justin Cooper
Jennifer Tilly
Anne Haney
Swoosie Kurtz
Cary Elwes
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| | Music by | John Debney | | Cinematography | Russell Boyd | | Distributed by | Universal Pictures
Imagine Entertainment | | Release date(s) | March 21, 1997 (USA) | | Running time | 86 min. | | Language | English | Liar Liar (1997) is an American comedy film starring Jim Carrey. It was directed by Tom Shadyac from a story written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award (1998) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical. The film is the second of three collaborations between Jim Carrey and Tom Shadyac, the first being Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the third being Bruce Almighty. John Debney (born Glendale, California, 18 August 1956) is a prolific American film composer who received an Oscar nomination for his score for Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. ...
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Plot synopsis Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is a particularly career-focused lawyer and divorced father. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job, breaking promises to his young son Max and then lying to both Max and his ex-wife Audrey about the real reason he missed the get-together. Fletcher lets Max down once too often, missing his birthday party, and has to deal with the consequences of a wish Max makes while blowing out the candles on his cake that actually comes true. The wish is that Fletcher cannot tell a lie for an entire day. The plot is reminiscent of The Twilight Zone episode "The Whole Truth," which involves a used car salesman being forced into uninhibited honesty by a haunted car. For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ...
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Fletcher soon has several embarrassing instances where he blurts out exactly what he is thinking and figures out that he is unable to lie or even withhold a true answer. These incidents come at a rather bad time as he is fighting a divorce case in court, which, should he win, could be a huge boost to his career. His main witness is willing to commit perjury to help win but Fletcher discovers he cannot even ask a question if he knows the answer will be a lie. Meanwhile, Audrey is threatening to move to Boston with her new boyfriend, Jerry, and take Max with them. Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. ...
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Over the course of the film, Fletcher realizes what is truly important to him and, at the end, struggles to stop his son from being taken so far away from him. He also manages to win the case truthfully by using a loophole in the law (namely that his client had lied about her age and was 17 when she signed the prenuptial agreement), with the repercussions being a major catalyst to his understanding of what he is likely to lose. When he sees the results of winning the case (the mother of the children decides to go to court again for a child custody case and literally pulls them out of their father's arms as they are saying goodbye), he ends up shouting at the judge to reverse the decision and gets thrown in jail for contempt in court. When telephoning Audrey to bail him, she refuses. However, his secretary Greta turns up and bails him.
Near the end, Fletcher hijacks a stairway used to get onto planes and rushes towards his son. He is injured after an accident but does manage to speak to his son. The "Curse" finishes at 8:15 pm, but Fletcher vows to tell nothing but the truth from now on, and, a year later, he is shown at his son's next birthday party enjoying a far closer relationship with Max, while he and Audrey share a kiss after Max blows out his candles. Fletcher initially suspects Max of wishing them back together, but when they discover that he didn't (he wished for some roller skates instead) the two realize that their feelings are genuine.
Reception The film received mostly positive reviews from critics with a "Fresh" score of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes and a "Fresh" score of 85% of the Cream Of The Crop from major news outlets. And a "Fresh" score of 81% from the user's. Critics such as Roger Ebert stated, "I am gradually developing a suspicion, or perhaps it is a fear, that Jim Carrey is growing on me" for which Roger Ebert has previously gave bad reviews on past Jim Carrey films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Box Office Performance The film did well at the box office: the opening weekend made $31,423,025 in 2,845 theaters. Domestically the film made $181,410,615, and at the foreign box office it made $121,300,000 - altogether the film made $302,710,615.
References in Other Movies - In Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey's news reporter character is temporarily billed as "Mr. Exclusive." The poster used to illustrate this is an unused Liar Liar promotional poster.
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Soundtrack John Debney's work on the film's soundtrack has become a cult favorite in underground music and among indie music groups. Most notably, Brandon Flowers of the rock band the Killers is rumored to be a big fan of Debney's work on the soundtrack, however, Bob Dylan and U2's Bono have also been claimed by some to be fans.[citation needed]
Cast James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ...
Maura Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated American actress, best known for her roles on television, particularly as a cast member of the 1990s situation comedy NewsRadio and, later, the long-running medical drama ER . ...
Justin Cooper (born November 17, 1988) is an American child actor who had his motion picture debut in the comedy Liar Liar, playing the son of noted actor Jim Carrey. ...
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) is an English actor credited as Cary Elwes, best known for his performances in The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Saw. ...
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