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True Stories

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True Stories
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PG,1hr 29min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1986
Director:
David Byrne
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
David Byrne, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Andrea LeVasseur, AMG Review
The opening sequence of True Stories concerns a history of a fictional town in a humorous mix of footage detailing the humble beginnings of the Indians' wide open prairie land up until the building of major expressways. Whether or not to like this kind of comedy depends on one's tolerance for the deadpan humor of David Byrne and the music of his band the Talking Heads. Supposedly composed of actual ... Full Review
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David Byrne
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John Goodman
Louis Fyne
Swoosie Kurtz
Miss Rollings
Spalding Gray
Earl Culver
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