Big Fat Liar (2002)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Dan Schneider (story) &
Brian Robbins (story) ...

Release Date:

8 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The truth is never overrated

Plot:

After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit.

Plot Keywords:

Story | Liar | Essay | Producer | Friend

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Frankie Muniz	...	Jason Shepherd
Paul Giamatti	...	Marty Wolf
Amanda Bynes	...	Kaylee
Amanda Detmer	...	Monty Kirkham
Donald Faison	...	Frank Jackson
Sandra Oh	...	Mrs. Phyllis Caldwell
Russell Hornsby	...	Marcus Duncan
Michael Bryan French	...	Harry Shepherd
Christine Tucci	...	Carol Shepherd
Lee Majors	...	Vince
Sean O'Bryan	...	Leo
Amy Hill	...	Joscelyn Davis
John Cho	...	Dustin 'Dusty' Wong
Matthew Frauman	...	Lester Golub
Don Yesso	...	Rocco Malone

Also Known As:

Lügen haben kurze Beine (Germany)
Lost and Found (USA) (working title)
Pay or Play (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #38481) | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

During one of the chase sequences between Marty and Jason before the big climax, there are two round skeleton heads on the set with motorcycles; the two round skeleton's were used in the film Batman Returns (1992).

Goofs:

Continuity: After the car is supposedly smashed by the monster truck the mag wheels are different when it is being towed.

Quotes:

Harry Shepherd: Jason, you awake?
Jason Sheperd: Yeah, Dad, been up for hours. Just getting dressed.
Harry Shepherd: Did you finish that paper for English class?
Jason Sheperd: Yeah, Dad, did it last night.
Carol Shepherd: Jas, did you eat your oatmeal.
Jason Sheperd: Yeah, thanks Mom, it was delicious.
[takes the plate and gives it to his dog under the table]
Jason Sheperd: Here you go, Trooper.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

Me Myself and I

Cute,Clean and Kid Friendly

This Movie is really an entertaining, good clean fun movie, for the kiddies. Kaley(played by Nickelodeon's talented Amanda) is the sidekick to a rambunctious boy who has a hard time telling the truth. He eventually works this into a movie script that gets stolen. I won't bore you with the details. If you have children and want to see an entertaining if not thrilling kids movie, I highly recommend this one.