True Stories (1986)

Name: True Stories
Director: David Byrne
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1986-10-10
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen

Comedy Music

Director: David Byrne

Cast: David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen

Runtime89 min

RatingPG

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A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

Critical Reception & Ratings

True Stories, the 1986 film directed by David Byrne, has received a mixed critical reception. While some critics praised its quirky, offbeat tone and musical elements, others found it to be an uneven and overly eccentric portrait of small-town America. The film has developed a cult following over the years and currently holds a 6.9/10 rating on IMDb and a 73% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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True Stories is a 1986 American satirical musical comedy film directed by David Byrne, who stars alongside John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray. The majority of the film's music is supplied by Talking Heads. A soundtrack album, titled Sounds from True Stories, featured songs by Byrne, Talking Heads, Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band, and others. Around the same time, Talking Heads released an album titled True Stories, composed of studio recordings of songs featured in the film.