TRUE STORIES

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Comedy, Musical
• Plot: David Byrne trades in his oversized Talking Heads suit for Western wear and a black Stetson to direct, co-write and star in 'True Stories,' a Byrne's-eye view of Virgil, Texas (population 40,000 and growing).; ; That view, vividly shot by cinematographer Ed Lach-man and featuring music written by Byrne and songs performed by the Talking Heads, is danceably, irresistibly festive. You'll meet such amiable, offbeat folk as: bachelor Louis (John Goodman), who posts a 'Wife Wanted' sign on his lawn; the world's laziest woman (Swoosie Kurtz); a precision lawn-mower mar-ching team; and many more colorful participants in Virgil's Celebration of Specialness. Innovative, energetic, funny and special. That's the truth of 'True Stories.'
• Cast: David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, Tito Larriva, John Ingle, Matthew Posey, Swoosie Kurtz, Freeman Beatty, Evelyn Box, Kevin Box, Amy Buffington, Cora Cardona, Ken Chambers, Ray Coahran, Jim Colegrove, Capucine DeWulf, Connie Deaton, Tom Denolf, Chris Douridas, Richard Dowlearn, L.T. Felty, Ed Geldart, Cynthia Gould, Gregory Gunter, Jerry Harrison, Marion Henley, James Jackson, Christopher Johnson, E. Jason Liebrecht, Daniel Marder, Linda McCauley, William McDaniel, Huey P. Meaux, Chrissy Miller, Brian Monroe, Liz Moore, Jessica Pendland, Michael Pendland, John Pritchett, Tony Reynolds, Alonzo Richard, Stephen Seybold, Hinpheth Siharath, Rex Taylor Smith, Ric Spiegel, Eric 'E.T.' Thorngren, Scott Valentine, Phyllis Wallace, Vernon Watts, Angus G. Wynne III, Tina Weymouth, Kelly Wright, Meredith Zednick, Vangie Barefoot, Ronna Cohen, Kenan Crinion, Chris Frantz, Tonney Watts, Keith Algier, Bale Allen, David Averett, Andrew Barach, Art Barrington, Caroline DeWolf, Randy Erwin, Richard Rowland, Louis Black, Victor Kiam, Richard Nixon, Leesa Rowland, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley
• Director: David Byrne
• Runtime: 1:29
• Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
• Media Format: Movie