Storyline
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Released
10/10/1986
Runtime
1h 29min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Pressman Film, Gary Kurfirst Pictures, True Stories Venture, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
David Byrne
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
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
John Ingle
The Preacher
Matthew Posey
The Computer Guy
Swoosie Kurtz
The Lazy Woman
Amy Buffington
Linda Culver
Richard Dowlearn
Larry Culver
Capucine De Wulf
The Little Girl on the Road
Cynthia Gould
Factory Girl #1
Kelly Wright
Factory Girl #2
Hinpheth Siharath
Laotian Factory Worker
Phyllis Wallace
Woman at Plant
Linda McCauley
Louis' Date at Chinese Restaurant
Marian Henley
Moonstone
Huey P. Meaux
Wild Wild Life Club DJ / VJ
Connie Deaton
Lip-Syncher
Jerry Harrison
Lip-Syncher
Meredith Zednick
Lip-Syncher
Alonzo Richard
Lip-Syncher
Chrissy Miller
Lip-Syncher
Tony Reynolds
Lip-Syncher
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
Lip-Syncher
Stephen Seybold
Lip-Syncher
Tina Weymouth
Lip-Syncher
Chris Frantz
Lip-Syncher
Vangie Barefoot
Lip-Syncher
Keith Algier
Lip-Syncher
Freeman Beatty
Lip-Syncher
Ronna Cohen
Air Band
Rex Taylor Smith
Air Band
Scott Valentine
Air Band
James Jackson
Singing Watchman
Angus G. Wynne III
Dancing Businessman
Cora Cardona
Margie Ortiz
Andrew Barach
Laughing Headline Reader #1
Gregory Gunter
Laughing Headline Reader #2
Ric Spiegel
Passerby in Mall
Tom De Nolf
Friend of Passerby
Ed Geldart
Grandfather in Mall
Ray Coahran
Fashion Show Band
Ken Chambers
Fashion Show Band
Daniel Marder
Fashion Show Band
Bale Allen
Teenage Boy in Field
Liz Moore
Teenage Girl in Field
Jim Colegrove
Gospel Band
Tonney Watts
Gospel Band
Vernon Watts
Gospel Band
Frank Smith
Man in Church
L.T. Felty
Duck Hunter
David Averett
Duck Hunter
Evelyn Box
"Hey Now" Kid
Kevin Box
"Hey Now" Kid
Kenan Crinion
"Hey Now" Kid
Jason Liebrecht
"Hey Now" Kid
William McDaniel
"Hey Now" Kid
Brian Monroe
"Hey Now" Kid
Jessica Pendland
"Hey Now" Kid
Michael Pendland
"Hey Now" Kid
John Pritchett
Sound Man
Esteban Jordan
Dance Club Band / Ramon's Band
Christopher Johnson
Mr. Tucker's Son
Louis Black
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)
Chris Douridas
Teenage Boy Ventriloquist (uncredited)
Leesa Rowland
Blonde in Nightclub (uncredited)
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