Telling Lies in America
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.
Kevin Bacon
Billy Magic
Brad Renfro
Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Istvan Jonas
Calista Flockhart
Diney Majeski
Tony Devon
Danny Hogan
Paul Dooley
Father Norton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Boyle
Luke Wilson
Henry
Damen Fletcher
Amos
Jerry Swindall
Andy "Croak" Stas
K.K. Dodds
Justine
James Kisicki
Cecil Simms
J.J. Horna
The Blind Kid
Ben Saypol
Timmy Morelli
Rohn Thomas
Sgt. Disapri
Joe Baka
Det. Carpenter
Tuesday Knight
WHK Receptionist
Dave Buckel
WHK Newscaster
Matt Miller
Assistant D.A.
Jack Skelly
Immigration Judge
Jane Jean Miller
Groupie #1
Wendy Waltz
Groupie #2
Angelique Osborne
Giggly Girl
Abdullah Bey
Old Man
Kevin Willigham
Driver
Patrick White
School Kid
Ron Lewis
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Billy Lockwood
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Christopher Jenning
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Phillip O'Rourke
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Niles Rivers
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Daryl Trammer
Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins
Matt Bunner
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Tom Nagel
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
Tom Palmieri
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer
John Sloan
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
John Woyton
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Mike Ross
Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang
Courtne Benson
Sock Hop Dancer
Dottie Dixon
Sock Hop Dancer
Ben Harvey
Sock Hop Dancer
Lucas Haugh
Sock Hop Dancer
Tjader France
Sock Hop Dancer
Stacey Woodson
Sock Hop Dancer
Monica Reed
Sock Hop Dancer
Renzy Parnell
Sock Hop Dancer
Brendon Berns
Sock Hop Dancer
Matt McBride
Sock Hop Dancer
Melanie Rademaker
Sock Hop Dancer
Maureen Winston
Sock Hop Dancer
Brooke Devereaux
Sock Hop Dancer
Sunny Jenkins
Sock Hop Dancer
Jennifer Nicolino
Sock Hop Dancer
Molly McDougal
Good Looking Girl at Diner
Jessica Galinas
Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited)
Maggie Gibbons
Girl in Classroom (Uncredited)
Brad Hoss
Schoolboy (Uncredited)
Corey Landis
Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited)
Andy Paley
Additional Music
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kate Amer
Production Manager
Robert Rothbard
Production Supervisor
Bernadette Gillota
Production Coordinator
Jeanne Byrd
Script Supervisor
Dennis Benatar
First Assistant Director
Cynthia Slavens
Second Assistant Director
Regan Forman
Second Assistant Director
Karen Usher
Art Department Coordinator
Jonathan Andrews
Sound Mixer
Barbara Schiff
Costume Supervisor
Heather Priest
Assistant Costume Designer
Mychael Bates
Property Master
Frank Fletcher
Location Manager
Bill Kingsley
Construction Coordinator
Elizabeth Wendel
Assistant Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen
Assistant Music Supervisor
Ruth Loshe
Scenic Artist
Dale Checovich
Transportation Coordinator
Catherine Albers
Dialogue Coach
Jim Schulte
Assistant Editor
Alain J. Romi
Assistant Editor
Carmen Hocson Baker
Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Flick
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Betty Buckhart
Assistant Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf
Sound Editor
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor
Adam Kopald
Sound Editor
Jim Brookshire
Sound Editor
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Dan Yale
Sound Editor
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Chau
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Green
Music Editor
Michael Jay
Music Editor
Guy Ferland
Director
Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay
Naomi Eszterhas
Executive Producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Producer
Mickey Liddell
Executive Producer
Ben Myron
Producer
Brian Swardstrom
Executive Producer
Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Jill Savitt
Editor
Emily Schweber
Casting
James A. Gelarden
Production Design
Laura Bauer
Costume Design
Roy Bryson
Key Hair Stylist
Jeannee Josefczyk
Key Makeup Artist
Mariella Kaufman
Makeup Artist
Pamela Priest
Key Hair Stylist
Maxi Spisak
Makeup Artist
Sandi D. Verzi
Hairstylist