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True Stories

Name: True Stories
Director: David Byrne
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1986
Rating: 6.7
Cast: David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen, Spalding Gray

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

1986 · Directed by David Byrne · 89 min · Comedy · Music · 10 frames

Tagline

A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.

Crew

Written by: Beth Henley, David Byrne, Stephen Tobolowsky
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Edited by: Caroline Biggerstaff
Music: David Byrne
Production design: Barbara Ling
Produced by: Gary Kurfirst

Cast

David Byrne as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
John Goodman as Louis Fyne
Annie McEnroe as Kay Culver
Jo Harvey Allen as The Lying Woman
Spalding Gray as Earl Culver
Alix Elias as The Cute Woman
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples as Mr. Tucker
Tito Larriva as Ramon
John Ingle as The Preacher
Matthew Posey as The Computer Guy

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Studios: Pressman Film, Gary Kurfirst Pictures, True Stories Venture, Warner Bros. Pictures
Themes: small town, texas, breaking the fourth wall

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