Liar Liar
Liar Liar is a 1997 American satirical fantasy 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, who loves spending time with his young son, Max. However, Fletcher also has a habit of giving precedence to his career, breaking promises to Max and his ex-wife, Audrey, and then lying about the reasons, which has made him a successful defense lawyer at his firm. After Fletcher misses Max's birthday party when senior partner Miranda lures him to get promoted by having sex in the office, Max makes a birthday wish for Fletcher to be unable to lie for a single day.
More details
| author | Paul Guay Stephen Mazur |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Tom Shadyac |
| editor | Don Zimmerman |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | adultery arrest bail beat birthday party boston break cheat child custody claw contempt of court contesting custody continuance cry discover divorced father embarrass false statement gold digger horrify impound injured kiss lawyer parental consent plan prenuptial agreement quid pro quo sexual harassment roller skating rollerblade suborn perjury subornation of perjury to get promoted by having sex traffic infractions traffic ticket vehicle impoundment |
| musicBy | John Debney |
| producer | Brian Grazer |
| productionCompany | Imagine Entertainment |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | legal magic realism wish fulfillment |