Where The Truth Lies (2005)

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Summary:

Based on the acclaimed novel by Rupert Holmes, WHERE THE TRUTH LIES is a provocative film about interconnected lives that are shattered by ill-fated acts of deception and ambition. Shifting effortlessly between mob-run clubs of the mid-50's and glamorous Hollywood Hills mansions of 1972, the film explores the dark, beguiling, and inevitably destructive side of fame and fortune. The result is a tense and atmospheric mystery that uses cinematic sleight-of-hand to challenge any preconceptions about "truth."

In the 50's, Vince Collins (Colin Firth) and Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) are the hottest showbiz duo in America. The combination of Lanny's brash American style and Vince's biting British wit is irresistible, especially to beautiful women. The pair is a particular favorite of Sally San Marco (Maury Chaykin), a mob boss who owns nightclubs up and down the east coast. He makes sure 'his boys' have anything they want. The 'anyone they want' is handled by Lanny's inscrutable man-servant, Reuben (David Hayman). When a beautiful young woman, Maureen (Rachel Blanchard) is found dead in the bathtub of the duo's suite, their glittery world begins to crumble. They have rock solid alibis and are exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing; however, the scandal causes the once inseparable pair to part company.

Fifteen years later, the myth of the Collins and Morris controversy still fascinates the public. Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman), a young and ambitious journalist, is determined to uncover the secrets of the two men who, coincidentally, touched her life when she was a child. She persuades a publisher to offer a guarded Vince Collins one million dollars to collaborate with her on writing the untold story of his life with Lanny Morris. There is one condition: the truth must be told about the scandal that destroyed the duo. What really happened the night Maureen died?

After Karen hears that Lanny has written his own tell-all book, she flies to New York to meet her publishers. On the plane she comes face to face with Lanny himself. There is undeniable chemistry between the two. Unwilling to reveal her true identify, Karen pretends she is a schoolteacher. They share one passionate night before resuming their separate lives.

As Karen continues to search for many different truths-the truth about Vince and Lanny, the truth about Maureen's death, and even suppressed truths about herself- she becomes embroiled in a tense and bewildering game of cat-and-mouse. The problem is, the more she learns, the less certain she is of her role. Is she the cat…or the mouse? And what are the consequences?

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(Movie)

Quotes from "Where The Truth Lies":

Karen: Have you ever thought about writing a book?

Lanny: About what?

Karen: Your life.

Lanny: Sure, when I'm dead. I mean, it would have to be published after I died when I won't care what anyone thought of me.

Directed by:
Atom Egoyan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order):
Atom Egoyan		screenplay
Rupert Holmes		novel

Full credits here

Runtime: Canada:108 min

Country: Canada / UK / USA

Language: English

Color: Color

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Certification: Australia:R / Canada:16+ (Quebec) / Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) (re-rating on appeal) / Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) / Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) (original rating) / Ireland:18 / UK:18 / USA:NC-17 (original rating) / unrated / USA:Open (rating surrendered) (2005)

MPAA Rating: NC-17 (No one 17 and under admitted)

"Where The Truth Lies" will be released as unrated!

Also Known As (AKA):

Somebody Loves You	–	Canada (working title) (English title) / USA (working title).
Himitsu no Kakera	–	Japan

Biography and Filmography Atom Egoyan

Production Company/Company Credits

October 2005:

Offcial website "Where The Truth Lies"

13 May 2005:

VIDEO!:

"Where The Truth Lies" Cannes Compilation 13 May 2005

Interview / Photo Call : Where the truth lies: Low and High ENGLISH VERSION

Film scene : Where the truth lies: Low and High ENGLISH VERSION

Press conference: Low and High ENGLISH VERSION!

The Red Carpet: Low and High ENGLISH VERSION

Official website

Serendipity Point Films (Production company)

Click player to hear the song

The song you hear in the Film scene is a song by Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit"

The Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit" was about drugs (LSD) and hallucinations.The White Rabbit is the one who initially drew Alice (in Wonderland) out of reality and down the rabbit hole.

Lyric:

One pill makes you larger

And one pill makes you small

And the ones that mother gives you

Don't do anything at all

Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall

And if you go chasing rabbits

And you know you're going to fall

Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar

Has given you the call

Call Alice when she was just small

When the men on the chessboard

Get up and tell you where to go

And you've just had some kind of mushroom

And your mind is moving low

Go ask Alice, I think she'll know

When logic and proportion

Have fallen sloppy dead

And the White Knight is talking backwards

And the Red Queen's off with her head

Remember what the dormouse said

Feed your head, feed your head

Cast:

Kevin Bacon	Lanny Morris
Colin Firth	Vince Collins
Alison Lohman	Karen O'Connor
Sonja Bennett	Bonnie Trout
Rachel Blanchard	Maureen O'Flaherty
Kathryn Winslow	Coreen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kristin Adams	Alice
Maury Chaykin
Sean Cullen	Telethon Announcer - Sean
Gigi Dalka	Showgirl
Rebecca Davis	Denise
Audrey Dwyer	Receptionist
Kate Harrell	Helen
David Hayman	Butler
Arsinée Khanjian
Shannon Lawson	Rose Wannamaker
Don McKellar
Michael J. Reynolds	John Hillman
Anna Silk	Gina
Vee Vimolmal	Room Service Girl

Information courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.