''The Truth About Lies'' is an American

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed, produced and written by Phil Allocco and stars

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and

Chris Diamantopoulos Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'', and the TV series ''Good Girls Revolt''. He currently voices Mickey Mouse i ...

Plot

Gilby Smalls (

) is an aimless guy who is having a meltdown. He's just been fired from his job, lost his apartment in a fire and he's forced to move in with his booze-swindling, man-obsessed mother. Life is bleak and as he's desperate to turn things around when he meets his friend's beautiful sister, who appears to be everything he ever wanted. Desperate to impress her, Gilby weaves a web of lies, each one bigger than the last, until he finds himself in too deep when the truth proves to be too much to admit.

Cast

as Rachel Stone *

as Sharon *

as Eric Stone *

Colleen Camp Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the '' ...

as May *

as Gilby Smalls *

Laura Kightlinger Laura Kightlinger (born June 13, 1964) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She was a writer and consulting producer on ''Will & Grace'', while also occasionally appearing on the show as the character Nurse Sheila. She was also a write ...

as Ms. Harris *

Miles Fisher James Leslie Miles Fisher (born June 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician. He made his debut in the CBS adaptation of the book ''True Women'' and had a starring role in the 2000 film ''Lone Star Struck''. In 2001, ...

as Kevin * Arthur J. Nascarella as James Lance *

Jonathan Katz Jonathan Paul Katz (born December 1, 1946) is an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' as Dr. Katz. He also is known for voicing Erik Robbins in the UPN/Adult Swi ...

as Dr. Pollard * Daniel Raymont as Broken Wings * Angela Pietropinto as Aunty * Adam David Thompson as Andy * Carson Elrod as Jack * Jonathan Blitt as Fred Goldstein * Victor Truro as Micky * Gemma Forbes as Ann * Nancy McDoniel as Rhea * Katy Grenfell as Jenny * Zebedee Row as Calvin * Michael Guagno as Brad *

Oakes Fegley Oakes Tonne Fegley (; born November 11, 2004) is an American actor. He has starred in '' Pete's Dragon'' (2016), '' Wonderstruck'' (2017), '' The Goldfinch'' (2019), ''The War with Grandpa'' (2020), and ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). Early life and ...

as Boy * Mohammed Ali as bicyclist – stunt

Production

Filming took place in areas near

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during November 2012 and began in

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in December 2012.

Release

The film debuted at the 2015

Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. The festival boasts screenings of over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. SBIFF al ...

Awards

* BEST ROMANCE at the International Film Festival—Screenplay Competition (2010) * FINALIST at the Beverly Hills Film Festival—Screenplay Competition (2011)

References

External links

* * 2015 films 2015 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language romantic comedy films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub