True Stories

Name: True Stories
Director: David Byrne
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1986
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.7

A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.

1986·Directed by David Byrne·3.4·1h 29m

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Comedy Music United States of America

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

Recommended by 2 People

“I grew up in Texas—true story—there's very few films that really capture the banality and the beauty of rural Texas, especially in that time frame.”

Alan Palomo

Musician

“Fantastic. David Byrne. True Stories. Great music, great movie.”

John Dwyer

Musician

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