Liar Liar

Liar Liar
Liar Liar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Shadyac
Written by	Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur;
Produced by	Brian Grazer
Starring	Jim Carrey; Maura Tierney; Cary Elwes; Jennifer Tilly; Swoosie Kurtz; Amanda Donohoe; Anne Haney; Justin Cooper;
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Edited by	Don Zimmerman
Music by	John Debney; James Newton Howard (theme)
Production; company	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 18, 1997 (Universal Amphitheatre); March 21, 1997 (United States);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45–65 million
Box office	$303 million

Liar Liar is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who is cursed to speak only the truth for a day. He struggles to maintain his career and to reconcile with his ex-wife and son whom he alienated with his pathological lying. It was the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Shadyac, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and before Bruce Almighty (2003).

Liar Liar premiered at the Universal Amphitheatre on March 18, 1997 and was released in the United States on March 21, 1997 by Universal Pictures. It received positive reviews, and grossed $303 million against a budget of $45 million. At the 55th Golden Globe Awards, Carrey was nominated for Best Actor.