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Title: True Stories

Release Date: 10 Oct 1986

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Pressman Film, Gary Kurfirst Pictures, True Stories Venture, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Pressman Film, Gary Kurfirst Pictures, True Stories Venture, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (124 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator / Lip-Syncher: David Byrne
  • Louis Fyne: John Goodman
  • Kay Culver: Annie McEnroe
  • The Lying Woman: Jo Harvey Allen
  • Earl Culver: Spalding Gray
  • The Cute Woman: Alix Elias
  • Mr. Tucker: Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
  • Ramon: Tito Larriva
  • The Preacher: John Ingle
  • The Computer Guy: Matthew Posey
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