True Stories (1986)
Overview
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.55 |
Directed By
David Byrne
Crew
David Byrne
Beth Henley
David Byrne
Stephen Tobolowsky
Samuel Lehmer
Gary Clayton
Bill Edwards
Greg Smith
Leslie Shatz
Adelle Lutz
Jack Leahy
Chris Frantz
Tina Weymouth
Jerry Harrison
David Byrne
Neal Weisman
David Byrne
Caroline Biggerstaff
Elizabeth McBride
Edward Lachman
Johnny Gutierrez
Barbara Ling
John Collier Bennett
Bonnie Clevering
Michael Flynn
Cherylanne Martin
Victoria Thomas
Allan F. Nicholls
Karen Murphy
Edward R. Pressman
Susan Beeson
Gary Kurfirst
Jimi White
TOP CAST
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
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