The Lie (2011 film)
| The Lie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joshua Leonard |
| Produced by | Mary Pat Bentel |
| Starring | Joshua Leonard Jess Weixler Mark Webber |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kasulke |
| Edited by | Greg O'Bryant |
| Music by | Peter Raeburn |
Release date | November 18, 2011 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lie is a 2011 American drama/comedy film written and directed by Joshua Leonard with additional writing by Jeff Feuerzeig, Mark Webber, and Jess Weixler, based on the short story The Lie by T. Coraghessan Boyle, printed in The New Yorker.[1] The film stars Joshua Leonard as Lonnie, Jess Weixler as Clover, and Mark Webber as Tank. The film is about how a man's life is altered unexpectedly after telling a lie to get out of work. The original short story was sixteen pages long.[2] The crew spent two and a half weeks shooting the film, and six months editing it.[3] The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Cast
- Joshua Leonard as Lonnie
- Jess Weixler as Clover
- Mark Webber as Tank
- Alia Shawkat as Seven
- Kelli Garner as Brianna
- Jane Adams as Dr. Bentel
- James Ransone as Weasel
- Matthew Newton as Steve
- Kirk Baltz as Joel
- Gerry Bednob as Radko
- Allison Anders as Allison
- Holly Woodlawn as Cherry
- Tipper Newton as Jeannie
- Lola Blanc as Green-Eyed Girl (as Kandice Melonakos)
- Michael McColl as Ted
- Gwyn Fawcett as Mary
- Germaine Mozel Sims as Diner
References
- ^ Boyle, T. Coraghessan (2008-04-14). "The Lie". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Leonard, Joshua (2011-11-17). "Joshua Leonard Talks The Lie". MovieWeb (Interview). Interviewed by B. Alan Orange. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
I took the original short story, which was sixteen pages, which was phenomenal, but it needed a lot of work to translate it into a feature film.
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|subjectlink=ignored (|subject-link=suggested) (help) - ^ Leonard, Joshua (2011-11-23). "Joshua Leonard Does "The Lie"". The Wall Street Journal (Interview). Interviewed by Dennis Nishi. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
We shot the film for two and a half weeks but we were in the editing room putting it together for six months.
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External links
- Official website
- The Lie at IMDb
- The Lie at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Lie at Metacritic
- The Lie at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Lie at AllMovie
- The Lie at the TCM Movie Database
- "The Lie (2011) Synopsis - Plot Summary". Fandango. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
[B]etween work, school and looking after the baby, their free time has all but disappeared, which means Lonnie never gets to jam with his loser buddy Tank.
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