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Synopsis: Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher!
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): Tom Shadyac
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
PG-13
Year:
1997
86 min
947 Views


- Oh ! You like it so far ?

- Everybody's been real nice.

Well, that's because

you have big jugs.

l mean, your b*obs

are huge.

l mean, l wanna

squeeze 'em. [ Gasps ]

Mama.

[ Sucking Sounds ]

- [ Slap ]

- [ Elevator Bell Dings ]

- Any change, mister ?

- Absolutely.

- Could you spare some ?

- Yes, l could.

- Will ya ? How come ?

- Mm-mm.

Because l believe

you will buy booze with it !

l just wanna get to the office

without being confronted by the

decay of Western society !

Plus, l'm cheap !

[ Gasps ]

Jerk off !

[ Bangs ]

[ Thud ]

You look like you're

having a rough morning.

Ding, ding, ding !

What do we have for her, Johnny ?

- Fletcher.

- Dana.

All right, Samantha. How much

will it take to put an end to all this ?

- Fifty percent of your estate.

- [ Scoffs ] Fifty percent ?

With a pre-nup and proof of adultery ?

What's your case ?

Our case is simply this.

[ Unable To Speak ]

B-- M--

N-n-n-n--

H-h-h-h--

l-l-l-l-l--

[ Clears Throat, Spits ]

Mmm.

[ Roars ]

Uh--

[ Sputtering

Nonsense Syllables ]

[ Nonsense Continues ]

Very funny, Fletcher !

You wanna play hardball ?

l'm game.

[ lmitating Dana ]

You wanna play hardball ? l'm game.

What are you doing ?

What is wrong with you ?

[ Bailiff ]

All rise for the Honorable

Judge Marshall Stevens.

Honorable ?

[ Blows Raspberry ]

Good morning.

Call case number BD-09395.

Samantha Cole vs. Richard Cole.

- How are we doing

this morning, Counsel ?

- Fine. Thank you.

- And you, Mr. Reede ?

- l'm a little upset about a bad

sexual episode last night.

[ Spectators Tittering ]

Well, you're still young.

lt'll happen more and more.

ln the meantime, what do you say

we get down to business ?

- First, Mr. Reede, l see--

- l would like a continuance !

This case has been delayed

several times, Mr. Reede.

l realize that, Your Honor, but l would

really, really like a continuance.

l'll have to hear

good cause, Counsel.

What's the problem ?

l can't lie !

Commendable, Mr. Reede, but

l'm waiting to hear good cause.

Do you have one or not ?

- Not.

- Motion for continuance denied.

ls there any chance

of a settlement in this case ?

l don't think so, Your Honor.

- But Mr. Reede has made it

clear he has no desire--

- Settle !

- Settle, settle, settle, settle !

- l don't want to settle.

Mr. Reede. You convinced me

yesterday, l'm the victim !

l'm starved for affection.

l'm driven into the arms of another man.

- Seven !

- Yeah, whatever.

With the story you came up with,

l don't think we can lose.

- l want to proceed.

- Mrs. Cole, you don't understand.

Mr. Reede.

Do we have a settlement ?

[ Shouts ] No !

- No, Your Honor.

- There's no settlement.

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Paul Guay

Paul Francois Guay (born September 2, 1963 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He is now an assistant coach for his high school's hockey team and is a firefighter for the City of Pawtucket working out of the "Friendly Fives." more…

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