Search - Liar Liar [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Humor Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 01/20/1998 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Fantasy Comedy, Domestic Comedy See Also: Liar Liar [DTS], Liar Liar [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition], Liar Liar [HD DVD], Liar Liar [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition]

An attorney who tells the truth for 24 hours straight? This has got to be the movies! Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a lawyer obsessed with his career, and he's devoted his life to bending the truth to his advantage. This habit has broken up his marriage to Audrey (Maura Tierney) and isn't doing much good for his relationship with his young son Max (Justin Cooper). Fletcher repeatedly promised Max that he'll be there for Max's eighth birthday party, but when an important assignment comes up at work, Fletcher calls Audrey and makes an excuse so flimsy that even Max can see through it. When it comes time to blow out the candles on his cake, Max makes a wish: that his Dad could go just one day without telling a lie. Suddenly, Max finds himself physically incapable of saying anything that isn't true -- which, given the divorce settlement case he's just been handed, is going to make his next day in court very interesting indeed. While designed to show off a warmer and more likable side of Jim Carrey's personality, Liar Liar still revels in the broad physical comedy that made Carrey a star in Ace Ventura, Pet Detective -- which makes sense, since both were directed by Tom Shadyac. Both Carrey's fans and foes will get a chuckle out of Swoosie Kurtz's tongue-in-cheek insult to the film's star in the blooper reel that runs under the final credits. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jim Carrey - Fletcher Reede
Maura Tierney - Audrey Reede
Jennifer Tilly - Samantha Cole
Swoosie Kurtz - Dana Appleton
Amanda Donohoe - Miranda
Krista Allen - Woman in the Elevator

Jim Carrey's first film with director Tom Shadyac since they teamed for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar comes to DVD with this straightforward, no-frills release. Boasting interactive menus, production notes, talent bios, film highlights, Spanish subtitles, and a theatrical trailer, the disc was released in early 1998 when those things might actually have been considered "special features." To top it off, the film is presented in a Standard 1.33:1 pan-and-scan transfer. On the audio end, the original English soundtrack is in Dolby Digital 5.1, while the Spanish and French dubbed soundtracks are in Dolby Digital Surround. It seems the filmmakers soon became aware of this discs lack of luster. A collector's edition complete with director commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes, and a widescreen transfer was released less than two years later. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide