Summary:
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 introd... Full Summary >>

Cast:
David Byrne - (Narrator)
John Goodman - (Louis Fyne)
Swoosie Kurtz - (Miss Rollings)
Spalding Gray - (Earl Culver)
Alix Elias - (Cute Woman)
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Review:
The opening sequence of True Stories concerns a history of a fictional town in a humorous mix of footage detailing the humble beginnings of the Indians' wide open prairie land up until the building of major expressways. Whether or not to like this kind of comedy depends on one's tolerance for the deadpan humor of David Byrne and the music ... Continue >>

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