Main Cast: Gary Cole, Karen Sillas, Ron Lea, Nigel Bennett, Linda Sorenson
Release Year: 1997
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
The made-for-TV Lies He Told is based on one of those true stories that most producers would reject outright as ludicrous and impossible were it offered as fiction. Feeling confined by his marriage to wife Cindy (Teddi Siddall) and his family and military responsibilities, USAF Sgt. Major Davis Bay (Gary Cole) senses the opportunity to start life all over again when he meets and falls in love with Alyson Haywood (Karen Sillas). Faking his own death, Bay then weds the unwitting Alyson, assuring her that he'll be able to support her once his Air Force pension comes in -- which of course it never will, since he's officially deceased. Over the next few years, Bay is forced to feed Alyson and her family a pack of outrageous falsehoods to keep from being exposed as a deserter and a bigamist, not least of which is the claim that he's on a "covert mission" for the government. When all else fails, he resorts to a series of bank robberies to support himself and his new bride. Meanwhile, Bay's mother, who has never believed that he is truly dead, comes closer and closer to shattering his wall of lies. Originally filmed for the ABC network, Lies He Told first aired March 17, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Teddi Siddall - Cindy; George R. Robertson - Alyson's Father; Linda Goranson - Carolyn Bay; Wendy Makkena - Patty; Mark Melymick - Jerry; Markus Parilo - Trais; Michael Rhoades - Tad
Credit
Larry Elikann - Director, Ron Wisman - Editor, Michael Jaffe - Executive Producer, Howard Braunstein - Executive Producer, Yvonne Chotzen - Executive Producer, Jeff Beal - Composer (Music Score), Carmi Gallo - Production Designer, Eric Van Haren Noman - Cinematographer, Clara George - Producer, Jacqueline Feather - Screen Story, Ronald Parker - Screenwriter, David Seidler - Screenwriter, Jacqueline Feather - Screenwriter
