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True Stories
1h 29min
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A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
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Original Title
True Stories
Critics & Audience Score
5.4
Total Votes
128
Release Year
1986
Runtime (Duration)
1h 29min
Casting
Actors

David Byrne
Narrator / Lip-Syncher

John Goodman
Louis Fyne

Annie McEnroe
Kay Culver

Jo Harvey Allen
The Lying Woman

Spalding Gray
Earl Culver

Alix Elias
The Cute Woman

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Mr. Tucker

Tito Larriva
Ramon

John Ingle
The Preacher

Matthew Posey
The Computer Guy

Swoosie Kurtz
The Lazy Woman
Amy Buffington
Linda Culver
Richard Dowlearn
Larry Culver
Capucine De Wulf
The Little Girl on the Road
Cynthia Gould
Factory Girl #1
Kelly Wright
Factory Girl #2
Hinpheth Siharath
Laotian Factory Worker
Phyllis Wallace
Woman at Plant
Linda McCauley
Louis' Date at Chinese Restaurant
Marian Henley
Moonstone
Huey P. Meaux
Wild Wild Life Club DJ / VJ
Connie Deaton
Lip-Syncher

Jerry Harrison
Lip-Syncher
Meredith Zednick
Lip-Syncher
Alonzo Richard
Lip-Syncher
Chrissy Miller
Lip-Syncher
Tony Reynolds
Lip-Syncher
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
Lip-Syncher
Stephen Seybold
Lip-Syncher

Tina Weymouth
Lip-Syncher

Chris Frantz
Lip-Syncher
Vangie Barefoot
Lip-Syncher
Keith Algier
Lip-Syncher
Freeman Beatty
Lip-Syncher
Ronna Cohen
Air Band
Rex Taylor Smith
Air Band

Scott Valentine
Air Band
James Jackson
Singing Watchman
Angus G. Wynne III
Dancing Businessman
Cora Cardona
Margie Ortiz
Andrew Barach
Laughing Headline Reader #1

Gregory Gunter
Laughing Headline Reader #2
Ric Spiegel
Passerby in Mall
Tom De Nolf
Friend of Passerby
Ed Geldart
Grandfather in Mall
Ray Coahran
Fashion Show Band
Ken Chambers
Fashion Show Band
Daniel Marder
Fashion Show Band
Bale Allen
Teenage Boy in Field
Liz Moore
Teenage Girl in Field
Jim Colegrove
Gospel Band
Tonney Watts
Gospel Band
Vernon Watts
Gospel Band
Frank Smith
Man in Church
L.T. Felty
Duck Hunter
David Averett
Duck Hunter
Evelyn Box
"Hey Now" Kid
Kevin Box
"Hey Now" Kid
Kenan Crinion
"Hey Now" Kid

Jason Liebrecht
"Hey Now" Kid
William McDaniel
"Hey Now" Kid
Brian Monroe
"Hey Now" Kid
Jessica Pendland
"Hey Now" Kid
Michael Pendland
"Hey Now" Kid
John Pritchett
Sound Man
Esteban Jordan
Dance Club Band / Ramon's Band
Christopher Johnson
Mr. Tucker's Son

Louis Black
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)
Chris Douridas
Teenage Boy Ventriloquist (uncredited)

Leesa Rowland
Blonde in Nightclub (uncredited)
Randy Erwin
Yodeler
Crew

David Byrne
DIRECTOR

David Byrne
WRITER

Stephen Tobolowsky
WRITER
Beth Henley
WRITER

David Byrne
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Edward R. Pressman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Gary Kurfirst
PRODUCER

Edward Lachman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Gary Clayton
SOUND EFFECTS DESIGNER
Jack Leahy
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Samuel Lehmer
SOUND EFFECTS DESIGNER

Leslie Shatz
SOUND DESIGNER
Greg Smith
SOUND RECORDIST
Bill Edwards
COSTUME SUPERVISOR

Adelle Lutz
COSTUME DESIGN

Chris Frantz
SONGS

Tina Weymouth
SONGS

Jerry Harrison
SONGS

David Byrne
SONGS
Neal Weisman
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Caroline Biggerstaff
EDITOR
Elizabeth McBride
COSTUME DESIGN
Johnny Gutierrez
ELECTRICIAN
Barbara Ling
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Michael Flynn
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Karen Murphy
CO-PRODUCER

Victoria Thomas
CASTING
Susan Beeson
SET DECORATION
Bonnie Clevering
HAIRSTYLIST
Jimi White
MAKEUP ARTIST
John Collier Bennett
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Allan F. Nicholls
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Cherylanne Martin
SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR