Upon hearing this upsetting news, Ginny asks Lora Mae Bouvier, a resident in the boarding house who works as a prostitute, to direct her to a midwife who provides illegal abortions.

Jack enters the hospital room, where Ginny tells him, "I bet there's a lover's moon out tonight", and the film ends with her survival implied.

[6] According to the making-of featurette on the film's Blu-ray release, Billy Hanna wrote the screenplay with his daughter Janice, "drawing on his own experiences growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in Illinois.

[9] In retrospective reviews, critics said Liar's Moon is "highlighted by some fresh young performances",[10] but "veers into an abyss of melodrama in the final reel.

"[11] On February 8, 2022, the MVD Rewind Collection released the film in a high definition Blu-ray edition, which includes making-of featurettes and the alternate ending.