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The Lie is a 2011 American drama-comedy film, directed by Joshua Leonard, from a screenplay by Leonard, Jess Weixler, Mark Webber, and Jeff Feuerzeig. It is based upon a short story of the same name by T. Coraghessan Boyle, which was printed in The New Yorker.[1] It stars Leonard, Weixler, Webber, Kelli Garner, Jane Adams, Alia Shawkat, Gerry Bednob, Holly Woodlawn, Kirk Baltz, Tipper Newton and Violet Long.

The Lie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joshua Leonard
Written by	Joshua Leonard Jess Weixler Mark Webber Jeff Feuerzeig
Based on	The Lie by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Produced by	Mary Pat Bentel
Starring	Joshua Leonard Jess Weixler Mark Webber Kelli Garner Jane Adams Alia Shawkat Gerry Bednob Holly Woodlawn Kirk Baltz Tipper Newton Violet Long
Cinematography	Benjamin Kasulke
Edited by	Greg O'Bryant
Music by	Peter Raeburn
Production companies	Perception Media Das Films
Distributed by	Screen Media Films
Release dates	January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) (Sundance) November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18) (United States)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2011. It was released on November 18, 2011, by Screen Media Films.

Plot

A man's life is altered unexpectedly after telling a lie to get out of work.

Cast

• Joshua Leonard as Lonnie
• Jess Weixler as "Clover"
• Mark Webber as "Tank"
• Kelli Garner as Brianna
• Jane Adams as Dr. Bentel
• Alia Shawkat as Seven
• Gerry Bednob as Radko
• Holly Woodlawn as "Cherry"
• Kirk Baltz as Joel
• Tipper Newton as Jeannie
• Violet Long as Xana
• James Ransone as "Weasel"
• Matthew Newton as Steve
• Allison Anders as Allison
• Lola Blanc as Green-Eyed Girl
• Michael McColl as Ted
• Gwyn Fawcett as Mary
• Germaine Mozel Sims as Diner

Production

Joshua Leonard had been on the lookout for a story to be made into a movie, when he read the short story, The Lie, which was in the April 14, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. He realized that the story was a good fit for an independent film that could be made in Los Angeles, using collaborators he already knew in the area.[2] The original short story was sixteen pages long.[3] The crew spent two and a half weeks shooting the film, and six months editing it.[4] For the baby Xana, the filmmakers cast Violet Long (an infant at that time) whose parents are Daniel (the film's co-producer) and Darby Long.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2011.[5] Shortly after, Screen Media Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[6] It was released on November 18, 2011.[7]

Reviews

• Olsen, Mark (2009-11-29). "The little 'Lie' that could ad-lib". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-05-30. Though the scenes for 'The Lie' have a preconceived shape and direction, there are only spare snippets of specific dialogue written, in the hope that the tightrope walk of the creative moment will help capture some real-life spark.
• Breznican, Anthony (2011-01-10). "Sundance EXCLUSIVE: 'The Lie' finds dark comedy in a falsehood sure to shock moviegoers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-30. [T]his ultra-low-budget dark-comedy also may be one of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival's most touching family dramas.
• Catsoulis, Jeannette (2011-11-17). "Twentysomething in Need of a Life Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-30. Beautifully acted and emotionally resonant -- in the film's best scene, Clover's face silently telegraphs the dawning realization that Lonnie's hideous new song is really a terrible confession -- 'The Lie' is about adjusting one's self-portrait to accommodate changing realities.
• Ebert, Roger (2012-12-04). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 350–352. ISBN 9781449423117. In 'The Lie', Lonnie, Clover, and Baby Xana go on a weekend camping trip, and we see they truly do make up a family, and Leonard does this in a convincing and affectionate way.

References

External links

• Official website
• The Lie at IMDb
• The Lie at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Lie at Metacritic
• The Lie at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Lie at AllMovie
• The Lie at the TCM Movie Database
• "The Lie (2011) Synopsis - Plot Summary". Fandango. Retrieved 2016-05-26. [B]etween work, school and looking after the baby, their free time has all but disappeared, which means Lonnie never gets to jam with his loser buddy Tank.

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