Movie
L.I.E.
Overview
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-09-07
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alter Ego Entertainment, Belladonna Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer
- Bruce Altman as Marty Blitzer
- Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan
- Billy Kay as Gary
- James Costa as Kevin Cole
- Tony Michael Donnelly as Brian
- Walter Masterson as Scott
- Adam LeFevre as Elliot
- Chance Kelly as Prison Guard
- Marcia DeBonis as Guidance Counselor
Crew
- Michael Cuesta - Director
- Stephen M. Ryder - Writer
- Michael Cuesta - Writer
- Gerald Cuesta - Writer
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