Peter Nicholl (Treat Williams), an American investigating insurance fraud in Paris, becomes the willing but unknowing victim of a bet between Joelle (Joanna Pacula) and Dixie (Julianne Phillips), two beauties who compete to see which of them can get him into bed first. Both women find
ingenious ways to arrange "accidental" meetings with Peter, and in little time, he is taken with both of them; that is until he finds out about their wager. SWEET LIES' silly premise might have been sufficient for a half-hour television episode, but it lacks the necessary
oomph to get a
full-length feature off the ground. Low-key, simple, and occasionally funny, SWEET LIES woul...
Released:
1989
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins