True Stories
“A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.”
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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Cast
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David Byrne
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Known for
Lulu on the Bridge
John Goodman
Louis Fyne
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Annie McEnroe
Kay Culver
Known for
Beetlejuice
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Jo Harvey Allen
The Lying Woman
Known for
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Homesman
Spalding Gray
Earl Culver
Known for
Kate & Leopold
The Killing Fields
Alix Elias
The Cute Woman
Known for
Munchies
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Mr. Tucker
Also in
Wag the Dog
The Klansman
Tito Larriva
Ramon
Known for
Desperado
From Dusk Till Dawn
John Ingle
The Preacher
Known for
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Death Becomes Her
Matthew Posey
The Computer Guy
Known for
Love & Death
The Magnificent Seven
Swoosie Kurtz
The Lazy Woman
Known for
Pushing Daisies
Liar Liar
Amy Buffington
Linda Culver
Also in
Those She Left Behind
David Byrne Director · Stephen Tobolowsky Writer Beth Henley Writer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · United States release October 10, 1986 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Production
Pressman Film
Production
Gary Kurfirst Pictures
Production
True Stories Venture
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Edward R. Pressman Film
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 4, 1986
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · October 10, 1986
Theatrical
Germany
March 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
April 18, 1987 · Theatrical
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