True Stories (1986)

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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.

• Released: 1986-10-10
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 150 votes

Directed by David Byrne.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch True Stories

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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