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.
Unfortunately the movie Telling Lies in America is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Guy Ferland | Director |
| Writing | Joe Eszterhas | Screenplay |
| Production | Naomi Eszterhas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Myron | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariella Kaufman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Priest | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Jill Savitt | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maxi Spisak | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mickey Liddell | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Bauer | Costume Design |
| Production | Brian Swardstrom | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Casting |
| Art | James A. Gelarden | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandi D. Verzi | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Nicholas Pike | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Bryson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeannee Josefczyk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Fran Rubel Kuzui | Producer |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Andy Paley | Additional Music |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Kate Amer | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert Rothbard | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Bernadette Gillota | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Jeanne Byrd | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Dennis Benatar | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Cynthia Slavens | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Regan Forman | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Karen Usher | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Jonathan Andrews | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Schiff | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Priest | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Mychael Bates | Property Master |
| Production | Frank Fletcher | Location Manager |
| Art | Bill Kingsley | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Elizabeth Wendel | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Margaret Yen | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Ruth Loshe | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Dale Checovich | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Catherine Albers | Dialogue Coach |
| Editing | Jim Schulte | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Alain J. Romi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Carmen Hocson Baker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Flick | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Betty Buckhart | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adam Kopald | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Brookshire | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Yale | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Green | Music Editor |
| Sound | Michael Jay | Music Editor |
