movie where jim carrey has a son and is a lawyer

by Carroll Schowalter 6 min read

Liar Liar is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur.
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Liar Liar
Produced byBrian Grazer
StarringJim Carrey Maura Tierney Jennifer Tilly Swoosie Kurtz Amanda Donohoe Anne Haney Justin Cooper
CinematographyRussell Boyd
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Plot

Fletcher Reede is a lawyer and divorced father living in Los Angeles. He loves spending time with his young son Max; they often play a game where Fletcher makes his hand into "the Claw", with which he tickles Max and pretends to chase him.

Production

The film began in development, including principal photography, on July 8 - October 16, 1996. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California.

Reception

The film is the second of three Carrey/Shadyac collaborations, all of which did extremely well at the box office: the opening weekend made $31,423,025 in 2,845 theaters. In North America, the film made $181,410,615, and at the box office in other territories it made $121,300,000 for a total of $302,710,615.

Home media

Liar Liar was released for VHS and Laserdisc on September 30, 1997 by Universal Studios Home Video. The DVD was released on January 20, 1998 in full screen format. DTS Full Screen and Collector's Edition Widescreen versions were also released on DVD the following year.

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