FILMTSTrue Stories1986

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Name: True Stories
Genre: satire, comedy, cult classic
Released: 1986-10-10
Duration: 111 min
Cast: John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias, Annie McEnroe

1h 51m runtime

19861h 51msatire • comedy • cult classic

Satire film with a runtime of 111 minutes, released in 1986. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 51m

Minutes111

One SittingYes

With Break2h 3m

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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.

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Runtime1h 51m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break2h 3m

Movie Facts

Release DateOctober 10, 1986

Runtime1h 51m

LanguageEnglish

Genressatire, comedy, cult classic

DirectorDavid Byrne

ProducerGary Kurfirst

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