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Liar Liar
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Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy and fantasy film directed by Tom Shadyac. The cast includes Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, and Swoosie Kurtz. Produced by Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment, the film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It was filmed in California and set in Los Angeles, with John Debney composing the score and Don Zimmerman editing. The movie has a runtime of 86 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating.
The film had a budget of $45,000,000 and generated box office revenue of $302,710,615. It received a Metascore of 70 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 83%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.9 based on 363,518 votes. The film has received 4 wins and 6 nominations. Its tagline is "Trust me."
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Film · TMDB
6.7Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Fletcher Reede
- Maura Tierney as Audrey Reede
- Justin Cooper as Max Reede
- Cary Elwes as Jerry
- Anne Haney as Greta
- Amanda Donohoe as Miranda
Themes
- california
- workaholic
- truth
- honesty
- liar
- lawyer
- courtroom
- ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- wishes come true
- dramedy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
360,402 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tom Shadyac
- Written by
- Paul Guay Stephen Mazur
- Produced by
- Brian Grazer
- Starring
- Jim Carrey Maura Tierney Jennifer Tilly Swoosie Kurtz Amanda Donohoe Anne Haney Justin Cooper
- Cinematography
- Russell Boyd
- Edited by
- Don Zimmerman
- Music by
- John Debney , James Newton Howard (theme)
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- March 18, 1997 ( 1997-03-18 ) ( Universal Amphitheatre ) March 21, 1997 ( 1997-03-21 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 86 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45–65 million
- Box office
- $302.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Liar Liar is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying only to find himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day. He struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, and is the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Shadyac, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and before Bruce Almighty (2003).
Liar Liar was released in the United States on March 18, 1997 by Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $303 million against a budget of $45 million. At the 55th Golden Globe Awards, Carrey was nominated for Best Actor.
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