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Liar Liar

Genre
Comedy
Rating
PG-13
Released
21 March, 1997
Liar Liar

Liar Liar is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur and starring Jim Carrey, who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy. It tells the story of a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a single day, during which he struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying. The film is the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Shadyac, the first being Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the third being Bruce Almighty. It is also the second of three collaborations between Guay and Mazur, the others being The Little Rascals and Heartbreakers.

Director Tom Shadyac
Produced by Brian Grazer
Writer(s) Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur, Judd Apatow (uncredited rewrite)
Starring Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Anne Haney, Justin Cooper
Music John Debney, James Newton Howard (theme)
Cinematography Russell Boyd
Edited by Don Zimmerman
Production, company Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released March 18, 1997 (Hollywood), March 21, 1997 (United States)
Running time 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $45 million
Box office $302.7 million
Netflix ID 1152469

About Liar Liar

A lawyer can't lie for a full day due to his son's magical birthday wish. The film grossed over $302 million worldwide.

Achievement of Liar Liar

Jim Carrey was paid $20 million for his role in the film. The film marks Don Keefer's final performance. 

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Films directed by Tom Shadyac.. American legal films.. Films produced by Brian Grazer.. Magic realism films.. Imagine Entertainment films.. 1990s fantasy-comedy films.. Films about wish fulfillment.. Films about lawyers.. American fantasy-comedy films.. Films about dysfunctional families.

Latest information about Liar Liar updated on July 28 2021.