Summaries

Cletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do this, he must fabricate many a story to keep Jeorge from being adopted. In search of the mother, Cletus meets and falls in love with a women's-advice counselor.—Rob Hartill

Details

Keywords
  • black and white scene
  • inheritance
  • therapist
  • miner's lamp helmet
  • spokane washington
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Aug 7, 1980
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Spokane, Washington, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Budget $4500000
Gross US & Canada $1175855
Opening weekend US & Canada $52473
Gross worldwide $1175855

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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