Buffalo '66 (1998) -- wherein a kidnapped Layla (Christina Ricci) poses as Billy's (Vincent Gallo) wife, "Wendy," and has a little too much fun telling the least convincing lie ever. JAN: How did you two meet? LAYLA: Billy, you didn't tell your mom how we met? BILLY: You tell her. LAYLA: Well. l was working as a typist for the CIA, which is a special part of the government. And Billy is a top agent with the CIA. I'm sure you know that. You're probably so proud of him. Anyway, he has *hundreds* of people working for him. All the girls in the office were always telling me how much they were in love with their boss. I had never seen him because I worked way down on the other side of the building. But one day, he comes into the office, and I see him, and I fell in love -- *madly* in love -- with him. But, you know, I couldn't talk to him, because I was just a typist, and I...he's the kindest, smartest, most handsome guy there. I mean, even the guys loved him. They idolized him. So, I just...I just couldn't. I didn't think he'd ever like me. I was just a little typist girl. And, you know, he was like, the king. I mean, even the president is so proud of him. So, one day, I walk into my office, and there's this *giant* bouquet of roses. I was just like, "My God. What are those flowers on my desk?" I thought maybe they had gotten the wrong desk or something. So, I go over and I open the card. There was a little note attached... Jan turns up the volume on the TV. She's watching an old Bills game. LAYLA: And it said, "Dear Wendy, I have been in love with you for a year, but I'm very shy. I didn't know how to tell you before this. But l want you to know that I really love you, and I'd love to take you out to dinner some time." And guess who it was signed by? JIMMY: Who? JAN: Honey, honey, hold on. Watch this play, all right? LAYLA: Billy. It was signed by Billy. It said, "Love, Billy."

This is a complicated lie and a huge spoiler. The Brother’s Bloom BLOOM Please tell me that’s makeup. Thell me that’s cackle-bladder and you just pulled off the perfect con. Please. STEPHEN You said it, not me. Can I get a ‘wow’ for this one? BLOOM You son of a bitch. STEPHEN You did it. You’re done here. I want you to promise me you’ll never come back to St. Petersburg again. Tastes like tin foil. Alright here’s what I want you to do. Bang Bang split? BLOOM Yeah. Clean exit. STEPHEN How? BLOOM Car bomb. STEPHEN Okay. Penelope? BLOOM Outside. STEPHEN Good. Here’s what. Take Penelope back to Helsinki, get that flight to Rio. Play out the whole “on the run from vengeful Russians” thing, that’ll be fun for her. Play it like I’m dead, actually. That’ll add some gravity to everything. And I’ll see you when I see you. BLOOM When? STEPHEN I don’t know. Not too soon, I hope. Last thing you need is me hanging around. Anyway, how am I going to top this? Bloom, pick a card.

I might also suggest a classic: Charade DYLE I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you the truth, but I had to find out your part in all this. REGGIE Alex — how can you tell if someone is lying or not? DYLE You can’t. REGGIE There must be some way. DYLE There’s an old riddle about two tribes of Indians — the Whitefeet always tell the truth and the Blackfeet always lie. So one day you meet an Indian, you ask him if he’s a truthful Whitefoot or a lying Blackfoot? He tells you he’s a truthful Whitefoot, but which one is he? REGGIE Why couldn’t you just look at his feet? DYLE Because he’s wearing moccasins. REGGIE Oh. Well, then he’s a truthful Whitefoot, of course. DYLE Why not a lying Blackfoot? REGGIE (confused) Which one are you? DYLE (entering, smiling) Whitefoot, of course. And masterfully simple, one of the best double bluffs: L.A. Confidential. DUDLEY Edmund, a word with you. We received a tip this morning. Did Vincennes ever mention the name Rollo Tomasi? Exley tries to look like he’s thinking as Jack calls from the grave. Screaming the name Dudley! EXLEY No… Where’d the tip come from? DUDLEY Anonymous. Probably nothing.

Clip for Charade Clip for Brothers Bloom

Good one, Joe. The scene that always sticks out for me in Buffalo 66 is when Ben Gazzara lip syncs to that record. It's such a strange, awkward bit of business.

Thanks, Saint. Nice to have the chance to feature Charade again. Such an entertaining movie directed by the great Stanley Donen.

The Informant! is nothing but lies... Mark Whitacre's Mother: Mark's been telling people that you and I were killed in a car accident and he was adopted by rich people? What do you make of that? Mark Whitacre's Father: Hm. That's kind of weird. ... Mark Whitacre: I read this study in Time magazine when I was at Cornell, which is an Ivy League school, and there were people, including my mother, who never believed I would make it into an Ivy League school. Maybe Ginger, who I met in marching in the eighth grade. And the study said people had nice, sympathetic feelings about people who were adopted, and treated them better. So I made up this adoption story, and people *did* treat me better. And when I got a job, one of my professors told people at Ralston Purina that I was this amazing guy that had accomplished all this in spite of being adopted. And so it was really *other* people who spread the story, not me. Although I admit it was wrong to start it and everything, it was other people who kept it going, even the people at ADM. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxi-z3ZZBI

Out Of Sight FOLEY I'm Gary. KAREN I'm Celeste. It takes hours to get a drink around here. There's only one waitress. FOLEY I can go to the bar. KAREN Don't leave me. FOLEY Those guys bother you? KAREN No, they're all right. I meant, you just got here. Help yourself. FOLEY You like bourbon? KAREN Love it. FOLEY (passes the glass back) Well, we got that out of the way. (then) Tell me, Celeste. What do you do for a living? KAREN I'm a sales rep. I came here to call on a customer and they gave me a hard time because I'm a girl. FOLEY Is that how you think of yourself? KAREN What, as a sales rep? FOLEY A girl. KAREN I don't have a problem with it. FOLEY I like your hair. And that suit. KAREN I had one just like it -- well, it was the same idea, but I had to get rid of it. FOLEY You did? KAREN It smelled. FOLEY Having it cleaned didn't help, huh? KAREN No. (then) What do you do for a living, Gary? FOLEY (beat) How far do we go with this? Another in Out Of Sight, Foley's bluff bank robbery. TELLER/LORETTA How can I help you, sir? FOLEY Loretta, you see that guy talking to your manager, has his case open? LORETTA Mr. Guindon, one of our assistant managers. Our manager is Mr. Schoen, but he's not in today. FOLEY But you see the guy with the attache case? LORETTA (looks again) Yes. FOLEY That's my partner. He has a gun in there. And if you don't do exactly what I tell you, or you give me any kind of a problem, I'll look over at my partner and he'll shoot your Mr. Guindon between the eyes. Loretta goes stiff, swallows, stares back at Foley. FOLEY (CONT'D) Now take one of those big envelopes and put as many hundreds, fifties and twenties as you can pack into it. Nothing with bank straps or rubber bands. I don't want any dye packs. I don't want any bait money. Start with the second drawer and then the one over there, under the computer. Come on, Loretta, the key's right there next to you. No bills off the bottom of the drawer. (as she works) First time being robbed? (she nods) You're doing great. Just smile, Loretta, so you won't look like you're being held up. (she smiles awkwardly) That's the way, you're doing fine. Here, give me the twenties. I'll put 'em in my pocket. Okay, I haven't had to give my partner a sign; that's good. Now, he's gonna wait thirty seconds till after I'm out the door, make sure you haven't set off the alarm. If you have, he's gonna shoot Mr. Guindon between the eyes. Okay? I think that'll do it. Thank you, Loretta, and have a nice day. LORETTA You, too. Foley heads for the door. He pauses by Mr. Guindon's desk, looks back at Loretta. Foley smiles at her, then turns to the Man sitting with Mr. Guindon, indicates Loretta... FOLEY She's cute, isn't she? The man looks across the bank at Loretta. MAN Uh, yeah, I guess so. Foley winks at Loretta and walks out. MAN (CONT'D) (to Mr. Guindon) Who was that?

Sure, sure. I also wanted to post HouseSitter but I can't find clips anywhere. The whole movie is lies and it's a Steve Martin Frank Oz pair up.

Definitely -- I love the "dream logic" of that scene. While Gazzara is lip-syncing, I guess his character is actually supposed to be singing. So what we're hearing is not his true voice but "what-it-feels-like" to Layla." Brilliant stuff. BTW, Gallo is one of my favorite contemporary filmmakers. Yes, I even loved The Brown Bunny. It's a total aesthetic 180 from B'66 and it has that infamous...scene, but it's beautiful in its own way.

Lies! Hard to think of a movie without one. Three quick suggestions: Mayella Ewell on stand in To Kill a Mockingbird, saying Tom Robinson raped her; Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick getting fooled by Don Pedro re Beatrice's affections; Oceans Eleven, the Clooney/Garcia scenes came to mind, what I was able to find, an observation re Pitt's bold wardrobe choices. http://movieclips.com/k4MZ-to-kill-a-mockingbird-movie-atticus-cross-examines-mayella/ ATTICUS: Now, will you identify the man who beat you? MAYELLA: I most certainly will. Sitting right yonder. http://movieclips.com/Mdts-much-ado-about-nothing-movie-fooling-benedick/ DON PEDRO: Come hither, Leonato. What was it you told me ofto-day, that your niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick? CLAUDIO: O, ay: stalk on. stalk on; the fowl sits. I did never think that lady would have loved any man. Rest of scene script here. http://movieclips.com/kXq2-oceans-eleven-movie-personal-effects/ RUSTY RYAN: I hope you were the groom. DANNY OCEAN: Ted Nugent called, he wants your shirt back.

Roman Holiday: JOE. The Mouth of Truth. The legend is that if you're given to lying, you put you're hand in there it'll be bitten off. ANN. Ooh, what a horrid idea. JOE. Let's see you do it. She looks up worried, but seeing Joe looking at her feels a resolve and, tentatively, she puts her hand towards the mouth. Ann moves her hand, closer and closer but, losing her nerve at the last minute with a giggle, she pulls it back. ANN. Let's see you do it. JOE. [he looks worried then finds his nerve] Sure. Joe slides his fingers into the mouth and then his hand up to the wrist. Suddenly he gives out a loud cry. Ann screams and rushes to his side, pulling at him from behind. Joe takes out his hand, apparently severed at the wrist and Ann screams. Smiling, he lets his hand spring open, out of his sleeve. ANN. You beast! it was perfectly alright! You've never hurt your hand! JOE. I'm sorry, it was just a joke! Alright? ANN. You've never hurt your hand. JOE. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Ok? ANN. Yes. JOE. Alright, let's go. [They turn to leave and he cries out, jumping away from the Mouth] Look out! Ann screams, running out of the building. http://movieclips.com/TC6dp-roman-holiday-movie-the-mouth-of-truth/0/85.705