Episode 36 - Liar Liar

The 1997 Jim Carrey/Christopher Darden vehicle, "Liar Liar," is
about a child who makes a birthday wish, just for one day, that
his slimy lawyer dad cannot tell a lie. When the boy's wish is
granted by some unspecified demon, his father is stricken with a
case of Tourette syndrome which ultimately results in his
arrest, the loss of his job and severe bodily harm. Oh yeah, this
is a "fun" comedy.


Jim Carrey plays Fletcher Reede, an irredeemably despicable
attorney who cheats on his wife, exchanges sexual favors for
career advancement and considers spousal abuse to be a laughing
matter, but the audience is supposed to think he's a swell guy
because he occasionally likes to tickle his son who he lovingly
refers to as "Creepy."


Christopher Darden, one of the prosecutors who famously bungled
the O.J. Simpson trial, has an uncredited cameo at the beginning
of the film where he asks Jim Carrey how his trial went. This is
not a joke.


Maura Tierney plays Audrey Reede, a pathetic divorcée who spends
most of the movie deciding whether or not to move her child from
L.A. to Boston and marry a guy she hates out of nothing more than
petty spite for her ex-husband.


Join us as we discuss how this movie rips off "The Twilight
Zone" twice, Jim's history with clowns and whether this
movie should be rated G or NC-17.


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