TELLING LIES IN AMERICA

Set in the 1960s, a 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.

Best-known as screenwriter for Paul Verhoeven’s pulpy cult classics Basic Instinct and Showgirls, Joe Eszterhas switches gear for this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age period film. 90s kids Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro unite for a deeply-felt look at the immigrant experience in the United States.