True Stories

"A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie."

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

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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

Jim Colegrove

Gospel Band

Tonney Watts

Gospel Band

Vernon Watts

Gospel Band

Frank Smith

Man in Church

L.T. Felty

Duck Hunter

David Averett

Duck Hunter

Evelyn Box

"Hey Now" Kid

Kevin Box

"Hey Now" Kid

Kenan Crinion

"Hey Now" Kid

Jason Liebrecht

"Hey Now" Kid

William McDaniel

"Hey Now" Kid

Brian Monroe

"Hey Now" Kid

Jessica Pendland

"Hey Now" Kid

Michael Pendland

"Hey Now" Kid

John Pritchett

Sound Man

Esteban Jordan

Dance Club Band / Ramon's Band

Christopher Johnson

Mr. Tucker's Son

Louis Black

The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)

Chris Douridas

Teenage Boy Ventriloquist (uncredited)

Leesa Rowland

Blonde in Nightclub (uncredited)

Randy Erwin

Yodeler

Crew

David Byrne

Director

Stephen Tobolowsky

Writer

David Byrne

Writer

Beth Henley

Writer

Gary Clayton

Sound Effects Designer

Bill Edwards

Costume Supervisor

Samuel Lehmer

Sound Effects Designer

Adelle Lutz

Costume Design

Greg Smith

Sound Recordist

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Jack Leahy

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Frantz

Songs

Tina Weymouth

Songs

Jerry Harrison

Songs

David Byrne

Songs

Neal Weisman

Associate Producer

Edward Lachman

Director of Photography

Elizabeth McBride

Costume Design

David Byrne

Original Music Composer

Caroline Biggerstaff

Editor

Johnny Gutierrez

Electrician

Barbara Ling

Production Design

Cherylanne Martin

Second Second Assistant Director

Bonnie Clevering

Hairstylist

John Collier Bennett

Post Production Supervisor

Victoria Thomas

Casting

Gary Kurfirst

Producer

Jimi White

Makeup Artist

Allan F. Nicholls

Executive In Charge Of Production

Karen Murphy

Co-Producer

Michael Flynn

Associate Producer

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

Susan Beeson

Set Decoration