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Release Date:
August 2, 1997
Original Title:
Telling Lies in America
Alternate Titles:
American Dreamer
Ídolos, mentiras y rock & roll
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Banner Entertainment
Ben Myron Productions
Kuzui Enterprises
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 101
A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.
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Additional Music:
Andy Paley
Art Department Coordinator:
Karen Usher
Assistant Costume Designer:
Heather Priest
Assistant Editor:
Alain J. Romi
Jim Schulte
Assistant Music Supervisor:
Elizabeth Wendel
Margaret Yen
Assistant Sound Editor:
Betty Buckhart
Casting:
Emily Schweber
Construction Coordinator:
Bill Kingsley
Costume Design:
Laura Bauer
Costume Supervisor:
Barbara Schiff
Dialogue Coach:
Catherine Albers
Director:
Guy Ferland
Director of Photography:
Reynaldo Villalobos
Editor:
Jill Savitt
Executive Producer:
Brian Swardstrom
Mickey Liddell
Naomi Eszterhas
First Assistant Director:
Dennis Benatar
Hairstylist:
Sandi D. Verzi
Key Hair Stylist:
Pamela Priest
Roy Bryson
Key Makeup Artist:
Jeannee Josefczyk
Location Manager:
Frank Fletcher
Makeup Artist:
Maxi Spisak
Mariella Kaufman
Music Editor:
Michael Jay
Mark Green
Original Music Composer:
Nicholas Pike
Producer:
Ben Myron
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Production Coordinator:
Bernadette Gillota
Production Design:
James A. Gelarden
Production Manager:
Kate Amer
Production Supervisor:
Robert Rothbard
Property Master:
Mychael Bates
Scenic Artist:
Ruth Loshe
Screenplay:
Joe Eszterhas
Script Supervisor:
Jeanne Byrd
Second Assistant Director:
Regan Forman
Cynthia Slavens
Sound Designer:
Tim Chau
Sound Editor:
Dan Yale
Adam Kopald
Doug Jackson
Donald J. Malouf
Nils C. Jensen
Jim Brookshire
Sound Mixer:
Jonathan Andrews
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Terry Porter
Dean A. Zupancic
Tim Chau
Mel Metcalfe
Supervising Dialogue Editor:
Christopher Flick
Supervising Sound Editor:
Tim Chau
Carmen Hocson Baker
Transportation Coordinator:
Dale Checovich
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