Movie
1986
True Stories is a 1986 American satirical musical comedy film co-written and directed by David Byrne, who stars alongside John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray. The majority of the film's music is supplied by Byrne’s band Talking Heads. A soundtrack album, titled Sounds from True Stories, featured songs by Byrne, Talking Heads, Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band, and others. Around the same time,…
↗ WikipediaLongform community posts about this title
David Byrne, musician best known as the lead singer and frontman of Talking Heads, also dabbled in film making, starting with directing music videos for his band. The only live action feature in his filmography is 1986 comedy *True Stories*, known as one of the most unusual films of its time. Byrne, who wrote and directed the film, appears in the film as narrator and guide that presents audience with Virgil, Texas s…More
No comments yet — be the first.
More from the same genre
