Liar Liar

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Liar Liar ★★½ 1997 (PG-13)

Carrey takes on one of his less manic but still appealing personas as compulsive liar and attorney Fletcher Reid. A constant disappointment to his ex-wife Audrey (Tierney) and young son Max (Cooper), Fletcher is forced to tell nothing but the truth for 24 hours, thanks to his son's supernatural birthday wish. This puts a crimp in his legal practice, especially as he tries to defend brazen would-be divorcee Samantha Cole (Tilly). Gets kinda sappy but Carrey can carry almost any situation. 87m/C VHS, DVD, HD DVD . Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Maura Tierney, Amanda Donohoe, Swoosie Kurtz, Justin Cooper, Jason Bernard, Mitchell Ryan, Anne Haney, Chip (Christopher) Mayer, Randall “Tex” Cobb, Cary Elwes, Eric Pierpoint, Cheri Oteri; D: Tom Shadyac; W: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur; C: Russell Boyd; M: John Debney. MTV Movie Awards ‘98: Comedic Perf. (Carrey).