Liar Liar
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Liar Liar (1997) is an American comedy film starring Jim Carrey. It was directed by Tom Shadyac from a story written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award (1998) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical.
Cast
- Jim Carrey - Fletcher Reede
- Maura Tierney - Audrey Reede
- Justin Cooper - Max Reede
- Cary Elwes - Jerry
- Jennifer Tilly - Samantha Cole
- Amanda Donohoe - Miranda
- Swoosie Kurtz - Dana Appleton
- Jason Bernard - Judge Marshall Stevens
- Anne Haney - Greta
- Mitch Ryan - Mr. Allan
Plot outline
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Fletcher Reede is a particularly career-focused lawyer and divorced father. He has a habit of breaking promises to be with his young son, Max, if his job conflicts and then lies to his ex-wife, Audrey, and Max about the real reason he missed the date. Fletcher lets Max down once too often, missing his birthday party, and has to deal with the consequences when Max makes a wish while blowing out the candles on the cake. The wish is that Fletcher cannot tell a lie for 24 hours.
Fletcher soon has several embarrassing instances where he blurts out exactly what he is thinking and figures out that he is unable to lie. This comes at a rather bad time as he is fighting a case in court, which, should he win, could be a huge boost to his career. His main witness is willing to commit perjury to help win but Fletcher discovers he cannot even ask a question if he knows the answer will be a lie. Meanwhile, Audrey, is threatening to move to Boston with her new boyfriend, Jerry, and take Max with them.
Over the course of the film, Fletcher realizes what is truly important to him and, at the end, struggles to stop his son from being taken so far away from him. He also manages to win the case truthfully by using a loophole in the law, with the repercussions being a major catalyst to his understanding of what he is likely to lose.