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True stories / Warner Bros presents ; produced by Gary Kurfirst ; co-producer, Karen Murphy, executive producer, Edward R. Pressman ; written by Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and David Byrne ; directed by David Byrne.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Byrne, David, 1952- film director, screenwriter, actor.
Murphy, Karen (Producer), film producer.
Pressman, Edward R., film producer.
Tobolowsky, Stephen, 1951- screenwriter.
Henley, Beth, screenwriter.
Goodman, John, 1952- actor.
McEnroe, Annie, actor.
Allen, Jo Harvey, 1942- actor.
Talking Heads (Musical group), composer (expression), performer.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), film production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Criterion collection ; 951.
Criterion collection ; 951
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mate selection.
Bachelors.
Eccentrics and eccentricities.
Talent shows.
Texas--Drama.
Texas.
Talent shows--Texas--Drama.
Eccentrics and eccentricities--Drama.
Bachelors--Drama.
Mate selection--Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
4 3/4 in.
Edition:
Director-approved special edition.
Place of Publication:
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Language Note:
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
widescreen (1.85:1)
NTSC
video file
DVD video region 1
Summary:
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show
Participant:
David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen, Spalding Gray.
Credits:
Original music by Talking Heads; director of photography, Ed Lachman; editor, Caroline Biggerstaff.
Notes:
Title from title frames.
Restored 4K digital transfer.
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1986.
Special features: new documentary about the film's production; "Real life" (a short documentary); "No time to look back" (a new homage to Virgil, Texas); new program about designer Tibor Kalman and his influence on Byrne and role in the film; deleted scenes; original theatrical trailer; essay by critic Rebecca Bengal (on insert).
ISBN:
9781681435275
1681435276
OCLC:
1056157945
Publisher Number:
715515223812
CC2970D The Criterion Collection

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