Liar Liar
Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day, during which he struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying.
Plot
Fletcher Reede is a lawyer and divorced father living in Los Angeles. He loves spending time with his young son, Max; they often play a game where Fletcher makes his hand into "the Claw", with which he tickles Max and pretends to chase him. However, Fletcher has a habit of giving precedence to his career, breaking promises to Max and his ex-wife, Audrey, and then lying about the reasons. Fletcher's compulsive lying has also built him a reputation as a successful defense lawyer at his firm. On Max's birthday, Fletcher misses his party when senior partner Miranda lures him to get promoted by having sex in the office. Max makes a birthday wish that Fletcher would be unable to tell a lie for an entire day—a wish that immediately becomes true.
More details
| author | Paul Guay Stephen Mazur |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Tom Shadyac |
| editor | Don Zimmerman |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | arrest beat boston break cheat child custody child support contempt of court continuance cry custody of their children discover division of property divorced father dump embarrass gold digger horrify injured kiss minor net sum one night parental consent perjury plan prenuptial agreement roller blades true justice write |
| musicBy | John Debney |
| producer | Brian Grazer |
| productionCompany | Imagine Entertainment |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | legal magic realism wish fulfillment |