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Telling Lies in America (1997)

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.

Released Aug. 2, 1997 101 min 13+

Genres: Drama, Music

Keywords: tmdb.radio, tmdb.immigrant, tmdb.money, tmdb.radio-dj, tmdb.hall-of-fame, tmdb.1960s, tmdb.disc-jockey + 122 more, tmdb.spiked-drink, imdb.talking-about-masturbation, imdb.u-s-citizenship, imdb.spit, imdb.sacrilege, imdb.reference-to-huckleberry-finn, imdb.record-player, imdb.postcard, imdb.portable-radio, imdb.pledge-of-allegiance, imdb.penicillin, imdb.naturalization, imdb.motorola, imdb.mirror-ball, imdb.microphone, imdb.men-s-bathroom, imdb.lie, imdb.kalamazoo-michigan, imdb.hungarian-american, imdb.hearse, imdb.grocery-store, tmdb.citizenship, tmdb.payola, imdb.radio, imdb.money, imdb.hall-of-fame, imdb.1960s, imdb.radio-dj, imdb.writer, imdb.urination, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.song, imdb.singing, imdb.singer, imdb.sex, imdb.scam, imdb.rock-n-roll, imdb.restaurant, imdb.refugee, imdb.refugee-camp, imdb.recording, imdb.radio-station, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.mirror, imdb.memoir, imdb.masturbation, imdb.male-female-relationship, imdb.liar, imdb.kiss, imdb.investigation, imdb.hotel, imdb.high-school-graduation, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.french-tickler, soundmix.dolby-digital, tmdb.nostalgic, tmdb.lighthearted, imdb.filet-mignon, imdb.fight, imdb.envelope, imdb.drug-use, imdb.diner, imdb.date, imdb.dancing, imdb.dancer, imdb.crucifix, imdb.court, imdb.courtroom, imdb.courthouse, imdb.convertible, imdb.contract, imdb.confession, imdb.cleveland-ohio, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.church, imdb.catholic, imdb.catholic-church, imdb.cafe, imdb.cadillac-convertible, imdb.bus, imdb.boys-school, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.biting, imdb.bite-marks, imdb.bicycle, imdb.band, imdb.autobiographical, imdb.apology, imdb.american-dream, imdb.african-american, imdb.academic-suspension, imdb.disc-jockey, imdb.male-bonding, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.music-industry, imdb.detective, imdb.forgery, imdb.spanish-fly, imdb.priest, imdb.cadillac, imdb.radio-broadcasting, imdb.fistfight, imdb.confessional, imdb.hungarian, imdb.seduction, imdb.rock-music, imdb.grand-jury, imdb.drugs, imdb.egg, imdb.high-school, imdb.jealousy, imdb.speech-impediment, imdb.catholic-school, imdb.immigrant, imdb.perjury, imdb.payola, imdb.prostitute, imdb.romantic-rivalry, imdb.death-of-mother, imdb.independent-film

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Pluto TV + 4 more, Plex, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Plex Channel, Fawesome

Production Companies: Kuzui Enterprises, Banner Entertainment, Ben Myron Productions

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English

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101 min
Aug. 2, 1997
Released
$4,000,000
$318,809
14A / 13+