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42 free Liar Liar trivia questions with answers. Released in March 1997, Liar Liar gave Jim Carrey one of the cleanest comic premises of the decade: a fast-talking Los Angeles lawyer whose son wishes, on his fifth birthday, that his dad could not tell a lie for a single day. This quiz covers the whole film, from the plot beats (the impounded car, the boardroom roast, the men's-room beating, the mobile stairway on the runway) to the cast, the production stories and the box office run that made it the top-grossing film of 1997 for a while. The easy questions ask who directed it, what Fletcher does for a living and what Max wishes for; the harder ones want the actors originally imagined for the role, the studio that finally said yes, the record its opening weekend broke and the Twilight Zone episode critics compared it to. It suits anyone who still shouts "the pen is blue" and anyone who wants a solid Jim Carrey round for a 90s movie night. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the film, its cast and its director, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01Who directed Liar Liar?
Tom Shadyac
Shadyac was once the youngest joke-writer on Bob Hope's staff before he moved into film comedy.
Q 02What is Fletcher Reede's profession?
Defense lawyer
The plot hinges on him being unable to bend the truth in court, which is a problem for a man paid to do exactly that.
Q 03What does Max wish for when he blows out his birthday candles?
That his father will be honest for one day
The wish takes effect immediately and lasts exactly 24 hours, which is what forces the film's real-time scramble.
Q 04Which birthday is Max celebrating when he makes the wish?
His 5th
The film ends a year later at his sixth birthday, where his only wish turns out to be for rollerblades.
Q 05Why does Fletcher miss his son's birthday party?
A senior partner lures him into sex in the office
The partner, Miranda, later tries to get him fired once she realises he cannot lie.
Q 06What happens to Fletcher's car after he is pulled over by a police officer?
It is impounded
Unable to lie, he confesses every traffic infraction and unpaid parking ticket on the spot.
Q 07Fletcher's client Samantha Cole wants to get around what?
A prenuptial agreement
Fletcher eventually wins by attacking that agreement rather than by refuting the evidence against her.
Q 08What is the name of the main witness in the Cole case, the man Samantha has been cheating with?
Kenneth Falk
He is eager to lie on the stand, which is exactly the problem: Fletcher discovers his curse also stops him suborning perjury.
Q 09Audrey is considering moving with Max to which city?
Boston
Her fiancé Jerry proposed after receiving a job offer there, and she accepts mainly to shield Max from more broken promises.
Q 10Miranda tries to get Fletcher fired by baiting him into insulting whom?
Mr. Allan, a senior partner
The plan fails because the board mistakes his brutally accurate insults for a light-hearted roast.
Q 11Where does Fletcher stage an assault on himself in an attempt to delay the case?
The men's room
The gambit collapses because the only truthful grounds he can offer for a continuance are the words "I can't lie."
Q 12How does Fletcher ultimately win the Cole case truthfully?
He proves the prenup was signed by a minor without parental consent
Samantha's grousing accidentally reveals her real age, handing him the argument.
Q 13What share of Richard Cole's marital assets does the judge award Samantha?
50%
Q 21The role of Fletcher Reede was originally envisioned for which two actors?
Tom Hanks and Steve Martin
The script bounced around numerous studios before Imagine Entertainment picked it up.
Q 22Which British actor was interested in the lead role but backed out because of a personal scandal?
Hugh Grant
The scandal was his 1995 arrest with Divine Brown on Sunset Boulevard.
Q 23To make Liar Liar, Carrey turned down which role in another 1997 comedy?
Dr. Evil in Austin Powers
She immediately pivots to demanding custody of the children for extra child support, which is what horrifies Fletcher.
Q 14Why does the judge hold Fletcher in contempt after the verdict?
He demands the decision be reversed
The judge assumes he is being mocked when the winning lawyer suddenly begs to lose.
Q 15Who bails Fletcher out of jail?
Greta
She had quit on him earlier in the day; his honesty in court convinces her he has turned over a new leaf.
Q 16What does Fletcher commandeer at the airport to chase the departing plane?
A mobile stairway
He keeps his promise to say goodbye to Max through a plane window and stops the aircraft, but ends up on a stretcher.
Q 17At the end of the film, what does Max say he wished for on his sixth birthday?
Rollerblades
The lights come back on to reveal his parents kissing, but that was not the wish.
Q 18Jim Carrey makes a cameo at the end of the film as which of his In Living Color characters?
Fire Marshall Bill
The character turns up to see to Reede's injuries after the stairway crash.
Q 19Which actress made her film debut in Liar Liar as one of Max's classmates?
Sara Paxton
She later starred in Aquamarine and the 2009 remake of The Last House on the Left.
Q 20The film is dedicated to the memory of which cast member, who died shortly after filming?
Jason Bernard
He played the judge, and suffered a fatal heart attack while driving in Burbank in October 1996.
Mike Myers ended up playing the villain opposite himself, and the choice of Liar Liar paid off with a Golden Globe nomination.
Q 24Which production company finally picked up the script after numerous studios rejected it?
Imagine Entertainment
The company was co-founded by producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard.
Q 25Where did Liar Liar hold its premiere on March 18, 1997?
The Universal Amphitheatre
The venue sat on the Universal Studios lot and hosted concerts and awards shows until it was demolished in 2013.
Q 26Roughly how much did Liar Liar gross worldwide?
$303 million
It was made for about $45 million; roughly $181 million of the take came from North America alone.
Q 27Liar Liar was Universal's second-biggest three-day opener at the time, behind which film?
Jurassic Park
It took $31.4 million in 2,845 theaters that weekend.
Q 28Liar Liar set a record for the largest March opening weekend, taking it from which film?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The March record stood for five years until Ice Age took it in 2002.
Q 29Which animated film finally broke Liar Liar's March opening-weekend record in 2002?
Ice Age
The record had held for five years.
Q 30Liar Liar opened at number one, beating the special-edition re-release of which Star Wars film?
Return of the Jedi
The biopic Selena opened the same weekend and also finished behind it.