Big Fat Liar Movie Review 2002

The boy who cried wolf goes to Hollywood in search of Marty Wolf (Giamatti), the unscrupulous movie producer who stole his short story. As nobody believes his far-out tale of being ripped off by Hollywood, notorious liar Jason Shepherd (Muniz) also makes sure to bring along a witness to his pursuit, in the form of his friend Kaylee (Bynes). Pulling an array of inspired pranks, the teens zestfully set about dismantling the sanity of Wolf, to the delight, and sometimes with the aid of, some of his many enemies. Talented small-screen star Muniz and his co-star Bynes make this a likeable, though not especially inspired, broad comedy with Giamatti mugging up a storm. Their romp through Universal Studios, especially, lets you know who's really behind this mostly entertaining movie for the pre-teen set.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 87 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, L.A., Showbiz Comedies, Behind the Scenes, Teen Comedy

Screenplay

Dan Schneider

Cast

Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Donald Adeosun Faison, Lee Majors, Sandra Oh, Russell Hornsby, Christine Tucci, Sean O'Bryan, Amy Hill, Michael Bryan French

Cinematography

Jonathan Brown

Director

Shawn Levy

Other

David Obermeyer, Gary Jones, Dave Jordan, Stuart Pappe, Kimberly A. Ray, Francis J. Pezza, Sanja Milkovic Hays, Nina Ruscio

Producer

Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Mediastream Film, Universal Pictures