True Stories
A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.
1986 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Byrne |
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| Writer: | Stephen Tobolowsky, David Byrne, Beth Henley |
| Staring: |
| A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1986 |
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| Director: | David Byrne |
| Writer: | Stephen Tobolowsky, David Byrne, Beth Henley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | small town, texas, breaking the fourth wall |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Pressman Film, Gary Kurfirst Pictures, True Stories Venture |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Writer |
| Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Allan F. Nicholls | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Leslie Shatz | Sound Designer |
| Chris Frantz | Songs |
| Tina Weymouth | Songs |
| David Byrne | Songs, Writer, Original Music Composer, Director |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Jerry Harrison | Songs |
| Beth Henley | Writer |
| Caroline Biggerstaff | Editor |
| Barbara Ling | Production Design |
| Susan Beeson | Set Decoration |
| Bonnie Clevering | Hairstylist |
| Elizabeth McBride | Costume Design |
| Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| John Collier Bennett | Post Production Supervisor |
| Cherylanne Martin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Gary Clayton | Sound Effects Designer |
| Jack Leahy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Samuel Lehmer | Sound Effects Designer |
| Greg Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Bill Edwards | Costume Supervisor |
| Johnny Gutierrez | Electrician |
| Adelle Lutz | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward R. Pressman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Flynn | Associate Producer |
| Gary Kurfirst | Producer |
| Karen Murphy | Co-Producer |
| Neal Weisman | Associate Producer |
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