True Stories

United States

1986

89 Min

Color

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
1
2
3
4
5

SCR David Byrne, Beth Henley, Stephen Tobolowsky

CAST David Byrne, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias, Annie McEnroe, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Umberto Larriva, John Ingle, Jo Harvey Allen, Matthew Posey, Frank Smith, Liz Moore, Christopher Johnson, Andrew Barach, Rex Taylor Smith, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Scott Valentine, Ed Geldart, L.T. Felty, Richard Downlearn, Chris Douridas, Capucine de Wulf, Amy Buffington.

MUSIC David Byrne, Kenneth Karman, Jeff Kliment

SOUND Leslie Shatz, Greg Smith

Berlinale (Out of Competition)

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.

Wall

Displaying 4 of 6 wall posts.

see all

Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

6Mar13

What a beautiful, wondrous and life-affirming movie. It makes one wonder why David Byrne has never made another movie. There is just something so charming and endearing about this trip through Virgil, Texas. It's idealistic without being over sentimental or naive. And, of course, there's the great Talking Heads soundtrack. I want to live inside this movie.

Eleni Ashton likes this

HP Hovercraft

12Jul12

"Look at this. Who can say it isn't beautiful? The sky. Bricks. Who do you think lives there? Four-car garage. Hope, fear, excitement, satisfaction."

milkfloat and 3 others like this

film_lies101, Christian Depken, Mugino

Christopher Smith

28Oct11

Wonderfully strange musical satire from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. Packed with surreal humor, great character actors - including Byrne himself hitting just the right tone as the offbeat narrator - and some unexpected takes on some classic Talking Heads songs. A smart and unrelentingly entertaining film, a genuine cult classic.

lexluthor and film_lies101 like this

PARIS MTN SCOUT

15Jun11

Credited co-writer Stephen Tobolowsky on his involvement with TRUE STORIES: http://www.slashfilm.com/tobolowsky-files-ep-44-the-voice-from-another-room/.