True Stories (1986)
- Starring:
- David Byrne, John Goodman, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Byrne
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of True Stories
Director David Byrne (of Talking Heads) takes an outside-looking-in glance at Texas and Texans in True Stories. Casting himself as the protagonist/narrator, Byrne adopts what he thinks is "standard" western garb and drives his red convertible into the small town of Virgil. Here he observes the town's preparations for celebrating Texas' sesquicentennial, taking time out to introduce us to several of the local oddballs. Swoosie Kurtz plays Miss Rollings, the Laziest Woman in the World; Alix Elias is The Cute Woman, who decorates her home in the most hideously "sweet" manner imaginable; John Goodman is talent-contest entrant Louis Fyne, who harbors dreams of being a C&W star; Spalding Gray is Earl Culver, a vegetable-obsessed civic leader; Jo Harvey Allen is The Lying Woman; and so it goes. The script by Southerners Byrne, Beth Henley and Steven Tobolowksy strives to avoid subtlety. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of True Stories
- David Byrne - Narrator
- Swoosie Kurtz - Miss Rollings
- Alix Elias - Cute Woman
- Roebuck "Pops" Staples - Mr. Tucker
- John Ingle - Preacher
- Matthew Posey - Computer Guy
- Capucine de Wulf - The Little Girl on the Road
- Tina Weymouth - Lip-Syncher
- Andrew Barach - Laughing Headline Reader #1
- Frank Smith - Man in Church
- Rex Taylor Smith - Member of Air Band
- Scott Valentine - Member of Air Band
- L.T. Felty - Duck Hunter
- John Goodman - Louis Fyne
- Spalding Gray - Earl Culver
- Annie McEnroe - Kay Culver
- Umberto Larriva - Ramon
- Jo Harvey Allen - The Lying Woman
- Amy Buffington - Linda Culver
- Chris Douridas - Ventriloquist
- Jerry Harrison - Lip-Syncher
- Liz Moore - Teenage Girl in Field
- Christopher Johnson - Mr. Tucker's Son
- Chris Frantz
- Richard Downlearn - Larry Culver
- Ed Geldart - Grandfather in Mall
- Director(s):
- David Byrne
- Writer(s):
- Beth Henley, David Byrne, Stephen Tobolowsky
- Producer(s):
- Gary Kurfirst
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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