True Stories
True Stories
Release: 1986-10-10
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 6.7
Comedy
Music
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Pressman Film
Gary Kurfirst Pictures
True Stories Venture
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Louis Black
as The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
as Mr. Tucker
David Byrne
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
John Pritchett
as Sound Man
John Goodman
as Louis Fyne
Spalding Gray
as Earl Culver
Tito Larriva
as Ramon
Tina Weymouth
as Lip-Syncher
Leesa Rowland
as Blonde in Nightclub (uncredited)
Alix Elias
as The Cute Woman
Chris Frantz
as Lip-Syncher
Swoosie Kurtz
as The Lazy Woman
Ed Geldart
as Grandfather in Mall
Jo Harvey Allen
as The Lying Woman
John Ingle
as The Preacher
Scott Valentine
as Air Band
Annie McEnroe
as Kay Culver
Matthew Posey
as The Computer Guy
Gregory Gunter
as Laughing Headline Reader #2
Jason Liebrecht
as "Hey Now" Kid
Jerry Harrison
as Lip-Syncher
Crew
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Jerry Harrison
Songs
Edward R. Pressman
Executive Producer
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Chris Frantz
Songs
Tina Weymouth
Songs
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Allan F. Nicholls
Executive In Charge Of Production
Adelle Lutz
Costume Design
Stephen Tobolowsky
Writer
David Byrne
Director, Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer