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. Here he observes the town's preparations for celebrating Texas' sesquicentennial, taking time out to introduce us to several of the local oddballs. Swoosie Kurtz plays Miss Rollings, the Laziest Woman in the World; Alix Elias is The Cute Woman, who decorates her home in the most hideously "sweet" manner imaginable; John Goodman is talent-contest entrant Louis Fyne, who harbors dreams of being a C&W star; Spalding Gray is Earl Culver, a vegetable-obsessed civic leader; Jo Harvey Allen is The Lying Woman; and so it goes. The script by Southerners Byrne, Beth Henley and Steven Tobolowksy strives to avoid subtlety. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviIf You Like this movie you can streaming True Stories movie without downloading HERE
Movie Title : True Stories
Release Date : Oct 10, 1986 Limited
Mpaa Rating : PG Genre Movie :Musical & Performing Arts,Art House & International,Comedy,Cult Movies Actors :David Byrne,John Goodman,Swoosie Kurtz,Spalding Gray,Alix Elias,Annie McEnroe,Roebuck "Pops" Staples,Umberto Larriva,John Ingle,Jo Harvey Allen,Matthew Posey,Amy Buffington,Capucine de Wulf,Chris Douridas,Richard Downlearn,L.T. Felty,Ed Geldart,Scott Valentine,Tina Weymouth,Chris Frantz
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User Ranting Movie True Stories : 3.8User Percentage For True Stories : 79 %
User Count Like for True Stories : 5,129
All Critics Ranting For True Stories : 6.4
All Critics Count For True Stories : 16
All Critics Percentage For True Stories : 75 %
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Quirky David Byrne-helmed musical is all-ages appropriate.S. Jhoanna Robledo-Common Sense Media
Byrne has made his version of Our Town for the 1980s, a glorification of commonplace--and kitch--and the resilient, inventive spirit of ordinary Americans wherever they are.
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com
A very quirky but not unkind take on American life that's Byrnian through and through.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Absolutely amazing. If there is such a thing as the perfect American movie, this certainly comes close.
Luke Y. Thompson-LYTRules.com
good soundtrack, but smothered by a condescending attitude
James Sanford-Kalamazoo Gazette
If this was even half as hip and smart as it thinks, it'd be a classic.
Ken Hanke-Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
The bottom line is that Byrne and company offer us nothing more than another patronizing view of small-town America.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice
Post-modern pastiche on the then-hip American West; fun, strange, and distinctly a product of its time.
Jake Euker-F5 (Wichita, KS)
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David Byrne of Talking Heads fame visits a typical (and fictional) Texas town, on the eve of the town's celebration of the state's sesquicentennial. He meets various colorful local characters, most notably Lewis Fyne, a big-hearted bachelor in search of matrimony. Written by Tim Horrigan {horrigan@aol.com}TagLine True Stories
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