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David Byrne in True Stories (1986)

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True Stories

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Edited into

    • Talking Heads: Wild Wild Life (Music Video 1986)

      Changes made from the scene in the movie.

Featured in

    • Talking Heads: Love for Sale (Music Video 1986)

      From the movie with David Byrne of Talking Heads, "True Stories".
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Soul Man/Half Moon Street/From Beyond/True Stories (TV Episode 1986)

      Reviewed.
    • 1987 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special 1987)

      Talking Heads' "Wild Wild Life" wins for "Best Group Video" and "Best Video from a Film" and is nominated for "Best Concept Video"
    • "re:View" True Stories (TV Episode 2017)

      movie is reviewed
    • The Making of True Stories (2018)

      Clips shown & discussed.

Features

    • Aluminum on the March (Short 1956)

      Scenes from this short film are featured.

Referenced in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Heat/Lethal Weapon/Lily Tomlin/Raising Arizona (TV Episode 1987)

      Referenced during the "Raising Arizona" review.
    • Titanic (1997)

    • American Beauty (1999)

    • "Dinner for Five" Episode #2.5 (TV Episode 2003)

      Title on screen when David Byrne is identified by name.
    • Bulletproof Monk (2003)

      The same theme of hotdogs and buns coming in packs of 9 and 12 respectively.

References

    • Modern Times (1936)

      The lazy woman uses an eating machine like Charlie Chaplin's in Modern Times.
    • 60 Minutes (TV Series 1968– )

      The Lying Woman says that the show offered her a lot of money, and "Mike Wallace wants my body."
    • First Blood (1982)

      The Lying Woman claims to have known "the real Rambo."
    • Miami Vice (TV Series 1984–1989)

Spoofs

    • Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

      The montage of TV commercials.
    • Stop Making Sense (1984)

    • Purple Rain (1984)

      The Prince imitator in "Wild Wild Life"

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