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55% Critic Match
Liar's Moon
“A poor kid elopes with a banker's daughter.”
5.5 / 10• 1982• 1h 46m•PG• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. Over her father's strenuous objections, she spends time with Jack. At summer's end, Jack and Ginny elope to Louisiana (where 17-year-olds can marry without their parents' permission), and he gets a job in the oil fields. Her dad hires a menacing private eye to find them, Ginny's pregnant, her town doctor gives her horrible news, and Jack's mom has her own agenda. It seems that Jack and Ginny have grown up under a liar's moon. What will these sweethearts do?
Cast & Crew
Matt Dillon
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan
Lead
Cindy Fisher
Ginny Peterson
Christopher Connelly
Alex Peterson
Hoyt Axton
Cecil Duncan
Margaret Blye
Babs Duncan
Susan Tyrrell
Lora Mae Bouvier
Yvonne De Carlo
Jeanene Dubois
Broderick Crawford
Col. Tubman
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Fisher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Liar's Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
