SummaryIn 1960s Cleveland, Billy Magic (Bacon) is the coolest DJ in town and Karchy (Renfro), a young Hungarian immigrant trying to fit in, cheats to win a contest to be Billy's assistant.
Directed By:Guy Ferland
Written By:Joe Eszterhas
Telling Lies in America
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Under the thoughtful direction of Guy Ferland - what emerges is solid and affecting.
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It's a career high mark for Bacon, whose flashy smirk and stifled grimaces flesh out a character both scary and pathetic in this intimate, nostalgic film that delves into the art of the hustle.
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It's a surprisingly sweet underdog immigrant coming-of-age story set in 1961. [24 Oct 1997]
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It's your standard coming-of-age tune set to a top-40 beat. [24 Oct 1997]
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Unswervingly sincere and dramatic without surprise or revelation, screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' longtime pet project may be personal, but it offers little to audiences that hasn't been served up in quantity in the past.
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Even with the good performances, the paces are just agonizingly familiar. [24 Oct 1997]
40
Guy Ferland directs with close attention to surface detail, but he never gets to the heart of the story - quite possibly because there isn't one to begin with. [21 Oct 1997]
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