Where the Truth Lies Movie Review 2005

Lanny (Bacon) and Vince (Firth) were a successful '50s showbiz duo (think Martin & Lewis) whose act broke up in 1957 over a sensational scandal involving a dead blonde (Blanchard) in a bathtub. Fifteen years later, ambitious and nubile blonde journalist Karen (a miscast Lohman) is trying to write Vince's bio and wants to know what really happened. Except truth is a subjective idea at best and the men still prefer their secrets to remain that way. A menage a trois scene upset the MPAA so director Egoyan released his voyeuristic noir drama unrated. Adapted from the novel by Rupert Holmes.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from United States, Canadian, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Contemporary Noir, Period Piece: 1950s, Period Piece: 1960s, Period Piece: 1970s, Atlantic City, Showbiz Dramas, Mystery & Suspense, L.A., Sex & Sexuality, Suicide

Screenplay

Atom Egoyan

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Rachel Blanchard, David Hayman, Maury Chaykin, Kristin Adams, Sonja Bennett, Deborah Grover, Beau Starr

Cinematography

Paul Sarossy

Director

Atom Egoyan

Music

Mychael Danna

Other

Chris Munro, Liz Gallacher, Susan Shipton, Craig Lathrop, Lucy Richardson, Beth Pasternak, Phillip Barker

Producer

Robert Lantos, Robert Lantos, ThinkFilm