Telling Lies In America

Karchy Jonas (Brad Renfro) was born in Hungary and immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1960s where he felt adrift in a strange sea of American culture. Jonas tries to fit in at the Catholic high school he attends but finds himself a laughing stock. At home, his stern father (Maximilian ...more

A warm, nostalgic tale of hero worship gone wrong, this sweet comedy-drama follows young Hungarian immigrant Brad Renfro's idolatry of sleazy payola-taking DJ Kevin Bacon in the early days of rock and roll. Renfro is funny and believable in the lead and gets some great help from Maximilian Schell as his understanding father and Calista Flockhart as his true love. The story is predictable but thrives on keenly observed detail and anecdotal remembrance, and, while Joe Eszterhas' script is just as ...more