Fletcher Reede is the main protagonist of the 1997 comedy film Liar Liar. He is played by Jim Carrey. Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father. He is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his favorite young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. All he can do is tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.