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Liar Liar

Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who is cursed to speak only the truth for a day. He struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying. It was the second of three collaborations…

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Box office
$303 million
Budget
$45–65 million
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Country
United States
Directed by
Tom Shadyac
Distributed by
Universal Pictures

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related to Cast · 40
Liar Liar → AllanAmanda Donohoe, Audrey ReedeJustin Cooper, Beggar, Bernard's, BerryStephen James Carver, Carrey, Cobb, Courthouse In, Dana AppletonJason Bernard, Don Keefer, ElevatorDon Keefer, Fire Marshall Bill, Fletcher Reede, Fletcher ReedeMaura Tierney, GretaJennifer Tilly, In Living Color, It, JaneRandall, Jason Bernard, JerryAnne Haney
related to Box office · 29
Liar Liar → Additionally, Anaconda, April, At, By, Ice Age, Imagine Entertainment, In Denmark, In North America, Irene, It, Jedi, Jim Carrey, June, Jurassic Park, March, Me, Myself, Ransom, Return
related to Critical response · 14
Liar Liar → Ace Ventura, Audiences, Chicago Sun-Times, CinemaScore, Despite, Dumb, Dumber, Jim Carrey, Jim Carrey's, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, Pet Detective, Roger Ebert, The
Starring · 8
Liar Liar → Amanda Donohoe, Anne Haney, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Jim Carrey, Justin Cooper, Maura Tierney, Swoosie Kurtz
related to External links · 6
Liar Liar → AFI Catalog, Box Office Mojo, Feature FilmsLiar Liar, IMDbLiar Liar, Rotten TomatoesLiar Liar, TCM Movie Database
Release dates · 2
Liar Liar → March 18, 1997 (1997-03-18) (Universal Amphitheatre), March 21, 1997 (1997-03-21) (United States)
Written by · 2
Liar Liar → Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
is a · 2
Liar Liar → 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur, part where the salesman's assistant asks for a raise
Box office · 1
Liar Liar → $303 million
Budget · 1
Liar Liar → $45–65 million

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Liar LiarBox office$303 million1.00infobox
Liar LiarBudget$45–65 million1.00infobox
Liar LiarCinematographyRussell Boyd1.00infobox
Liar LiarCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Liar LiarDirected byTom Shadyac1.00infobox
Liar LiarDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Liar LiarEdited byDon Zimmerman1.00infobox
Liar LiarLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Liar LiarMusic byJohn Debney James Newton Howard (theme)1.00infobox
Liar LiarProduced byBrian Grazer1.00infobox
Liar LiarProduction companyImagine Entertainment1.00infobox
Liar LiarRelease datesMarch 18, 1997 (1997-03-18) (Universal Amphitheatre)1.00infobox
Liar LiarRelease datesMarch 21, 1997 (1997-03-21) (United States)1.00infobox
Liar LiarRunning time86 minutes1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringJim Carrey1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringMaura Tierney1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringCary Elwes1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringJennifer Tilly1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringSwoosie Kurtz1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringAmanda Donohoe1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringAnne Haney1.00infobox
Liar LiarStarringJustin Cooper1.00infobox
Liar LiarWritten byPaul Guay1.00infobox
Liar LiarWritten byStephen Mazur1.00infobox
Liar Liaris a1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur0.90text
Liar Liaris apart where the salesman's assistant asks for a raise0.90text

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