Liar Liar

"Trust me."

1997 1h 26m EN

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6.7

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83%

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 6,442🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 360,402

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Synopsis

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Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

“Trust me.”

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Cast

Jim Carrey
Fletcher Reede
Maura Tierney
Audrey Reede
Justin Cooper
Max Reede
Cary Elwes
Jerry
Anne Haney
Greta
Amanda Donohoe
Miranda
Swoosie Kurtz
Dana Appleton
Jason Bernard
Judge Marshall Stevens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Shadyac
Writers: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur, Dan Sweetman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Shadyac, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney and Justin Cooper carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trust me.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Shadyac directs. Russell Boyd behind the camera. John Debney scores. Don Zimmerman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Tom Shadyac, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Don Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney and Justin Cooper carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Trust me.".
9IMDB entry: tt0119528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "california", "workaholic", "truth", "honesty".

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Boyd
Original score: John Debney
Editing: Don Zimmerman
Production design: Linda DeScenna
Costume design: Judy L. Ruskin
Makeup / hair: Fríða Aradóttir
VFX supervisor: Jon Farhat
Stunt coordinator: Mickey Gilbert
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $302,710,615
Return: 673% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Liar Liar (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 70/100
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 360,402 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations total

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What people are saying

manwhonose2012-09-29
This absolutely makes me howl with laughter. It's Carrey at his comic best! It's simple plot allows for the minimum of set-up, so that Carrey can get down to some classic clowning. If you don't, at least, titter at this, you need a check-up from the neck up.
Andre Gonzales2023-07-10
★ 10/10
Another one of my all time favorites. He should have made a part two to this. I crack up still watching this movie. It's forever funny.

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