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True Stories (1986)

True Stories

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PG

1h 29m

Comedy, Musicals

October 4th, 1986

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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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Cast

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
Ramón
John Ingle
The Preacher
Matthew Posey
The Computer Guy
David Byrne
Narrator
Full cast & crew

Directors

David Byrne
Full cast & crew

Producers

Michael Flynn
associate producer
Gary Kurfirst
producer
Karen Murphy
(co-producer)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Stephen Tobolowsky
written by
(???)
Beth Henley
(written by) and
David Byrne
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

"It's a completely cool, multi-purpose movie."
A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.

Keywords

twin
no opening credits
dinner
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 16th, 1987 (Australia)
February 20th, 1987 (Denmark)
February 20th, 1987 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

True Stories (original title)
Histórias Reais (Brazil)
True Stories (Canada) (English title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

5519 E Grand Ave, Dallas, Texas, USA (Exterior for Louis and Lying Woman's date)
Allen, Texas, USA (Varicorp assembly line - filmed at InteCom, Inc., which was one of the first technology businesses in Collin County. The building at 33.085068, -96.681706 is now occupied by Experian as of 2018)
Dallas, Texas, USA
All Locations

Running Times

89 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby
Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros.
Edward R. Pressman Film (as Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation)
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil)
Warner Bros. (Canada)
Warner Home Video (Germany)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Dolby System (acknowledgement)
Russian Hill Recording (Audio Post Production Supervised by)
Texas Film Commission (special thanks)
All Other Companies

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