---
title: 'True Stories (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Byrne'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-stories-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092117/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# True Stories (1986)

1986 · PG · 90 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

True Stories is a 1986 American satirical musical comedy film directed by David Byrne, who stars alongside John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray. The majority of the film's music is supplied by rock 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, Talking Heads released an album titled True Stories, composed of studio recordings of songs featured in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne)
- **Producer:** [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Tobolowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tobolowsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Talking Heads](https://cinepixo.com/people/talking-heads)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Lachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lachman)

## Cast

- [Annie McEnroe](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-mcenroe)
- [John Ingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ingle)
- [Swoosie Kurtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/swoosie-kurtz)
- [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne)
- [Tito Larriva](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-larriva)
- [Spalding Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/spalding-gray)
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman)

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