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10 October 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
"It's a completely cool, multi-purpose movie." morePlot:
David Byrne of Talking Heads fame visits a typical (and fictional) Texas town, on the eve of the town's celebration of the state's sesquicentennial... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A true 80's showpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| David Byrne | ... | Narrator / Lip-Syncher / Talking Heads singer | |
| John Goodman | ... | Louis Fyne | |
| Annie McEnroe | ... | Kay Culver | |
| Jo Harvey Allen | ... | The Lying Woman | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | Earl Culver | |
| Alix Elias | ... | The Cute Woman | |
| Roebuck 'Pops' Staples | ... | Mr. Tucker | |
| Tito Larriva | ... | Ramon (as Humberto 'Tito' Larriva) | |
| John Ingle | ... | The Preacher | |
| Matthew Posey | ... | The Computer Guy | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | ... | Miss Rollings | |
| Freeman Beatty | ... | Lip-Syncher | |
| Evelyn Box | ... | Hey Now Kid | |
| Kevin Box | ... | Hey Now Kid | |
| Amy Buffington | ... | Linda Culver |
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | UK:PG | West Germany:6 (f)Fun Stuff
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The "Puzzling Evidence" segment of the film was inspired by the Church of the Sub-Genius, a parody faith that David Byrne is a member of. In "church" lore, Puzzling Evidence is the name of the assassin of the religion's fictional founder, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The movie supposedly takes place in the town of Virgil, Texas. However, in one scene where little children in 4-H shirts are dancing in a field, a water tower is briefly visible in the background that clearly says "RED OAK". moreSoundtrack:
Festa Para Um Rei Negro moreFAQ
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Of all movies that seem to, for some reason, want to glorify the 80's - this film shows us simply how we were. Should be placed in the Smithsonian.
Don't compare it to Guffman or any other movie. I doubt Byrne thought of it as any sort of genre piece - in fact it's hardly a movie at all. It's simply what happens when a talented performance artist is given a lot of money.
I weep, however, for Warner Brother's marketing department as they tried to sell it. All in all they failed. Tag line should be: "We gave David Byrne a lot of money to make a movie, come see what he made."
Follow the "external review" link to Roger Ebert's excellent review.