True Stories
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Actor: Amy Buffington, Evelyn Box, Freeman Beatty, Jo Harvey Allen, Kevin BoxDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of True Stories
Movie Review: People Like Us..
Summary: 4 Stars
..Really enjoyed this film.
(May contain spoilers.)
This film is not a Talking Heads film. It is a movie about a bunch of people in the fictional town of Virgil, Texas. One of the main things that makes this film really enjoyable is the brilliantly casted assemble of characters. Among the movie's talented cast is "Rosanne" star John Goodman. in one of his earlier roles. Among the cast of quirky characters are the Culvers, a happily married couple who haven't spoken directly to each other in years, a woman who is in love with love, a woman who is so rich she doesn't have to get out of bed and a Latino who can see the future. But the real highlights of this movie are John Goodman's portrayal of a country music loving single man who just wants someone to love. Jo Harvey Allen plays "The Lying Woman" who gets through life telling outrageous lies. Last but not least, David Byrne's unnamed narrator character.
Scenes that make this movie fantastic are the wild fashion show, the narrator's dinner with the Culver's and John Goodman's character's performance of the Talking Heads track "People Like Us". This movie was not a box office hit perhaps it was because of the misconception that this film was ver much like the Talking Heads' 1984 concert film, "Stop Making Sense". But the film became very popular with the great souls that bothered to see it.
Like many others, I believe that this film was cheated of a proper DVD release. This DVD has no special features and barely contains a main menu. I would suggest getting the VHS. I think the picture is sharper and the sound is clearer. Hopefully, the movie will get better DVD treatment. Overall, this film is highly recommended for Talking Heads fans and for fans of very funny 80's films.
Film: A+
Music: A+
DVD: C-
Taylor Hodgkins 6/12/2008
Summary of True Stories
Truly quirky, this mock documentary is part musical, part farce, and completely, oddly innocent. This is a one-man-band job for David Byrne (lead singer of the Talking Heads), who writes, stars, and directs, It's ostensibly about the sesquicentennial celebration of a small Texas town, but it's really about strange characters and strange attitudes. Byrne is our guide, driving us around and giving tour information about Texas in an innocuous patter, frequently running into Louis Fyne (John Goodman), a lonely man looking for love. At various times, and with little provocation, the film swoons into a Talking Heads number with preachers and bar patrons belting out tunes. If you make room for it, however, True Stories can surprise and delight with its inventiveness and its unconventional treatment of the residents. A scene in which a construction worker launches into an aria, on a makeshift stage when no one else is around, is but one example of numerous such moments in this bizarre, delightful, and benign film. Any Talking Heads fan who doesn't own it should. --Keith SimantonComedy DVD Video
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