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Directed by
David Byrne 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Byrne 
Beth Henley 
Stephen Tobolowsky 

Cast (in credits order)

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
Cora Cardona ... Margie Ortiz
Ken Chambers ... Member of Fashion Show Band
Ray Coahran ... Member of Fashion Show Band
Jim Colegrove ... Member of Gospel Band
Capucine DeWulf ... The Little Girl on the Road
Connie Deaton ... Lip-Syncher
Tom Denolf ... Friend of Passerby

Chris Douridas ... Ventriloquist
Richard Dowlearn ... Larry Culver
L.T. Felty ... Duck Hunter
Ed Geldart ... Grandfather in Mall
Cynthia Gould ... Factory Girl #1

Gregory Gunter ... Laughing Headline Reader #2

Jerry Harrison ... Prince Lookalike Lip-Syncher / Billy Idol Lookalike Lip-Syncher / Talking Heads Musician
Marion Henley ... Moonstone
James Jackson ... Singing Watchman
Christopher Johnson ... Mr. Tucker's Son
Jason Liebrecht ... Hey Now Kid
Daniel Marder ... Member of Fashion Show Band
Linda McCauley ... Louis' Date at Chinese Restaurant
William McDaniel ... Hey Now Kid
Huey P. Meaux ... Wild Wild Life Club DJ / VJ
Chrissy Miller ... Lip-Syncher
Brian Monroe ... Hey Now Kid
Liz Moore ... Teenage Girl in Field
Jessica Pendland ... Hey Now Kid
Michael Pendland ... Hey Now Kid

John Pritchett ... Sound Man
Tony Reynolds ... Lip-Syncher
Alonzo Richard ... Lip-Syncher
Stephen Seybold ... Lip-Syncher
Hinpheth Siharath ... Laotian Factory Worker
Frank Smith ... Man in Church
Rex Taylor Smith ... Member of Air Band
Ric Spiegel ... Passerby in Mall
Eric 'E.T.' Thorngren ... Lip-Syncher
Scott Valentine ... Member of Air Band
Phyllis Wallace ... Woman at Plant
Vernon Watts ... Member of Gospel Band
Angus G. Wynne III ... Dancing Businessman
Tina Weymouth ... Lip-Syncher / Talking Heads musician
Kelly Wright ... Factory Girl #2
Meredith Zednick ... Lip-Syncher
Vangie Barefoot
Ronna Cohen ... Bass player in Air Band
Kenan Crinion
Chris Frantz ... Cowboy Lip-Syncher / Talking Heads musician
Tonney Watts
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Algier ... Lip-Syncher
Bale Allen ... Teenage Boy in Field
David Averett ... Duck Hunter
Andrew Barach ... Laughing Headline Reader #1
Art Barrington
Tyler Apache Belles ... Precision Dancers
Caroline DeWolf
Randy Erwin ... Himself
Richard Rowland
Louis Black ... Marching Accordion Band Member (uncredited)
Victor Kiam ... Himself (segment "Love for Sale") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon ... Himself (Puzzling Evidence segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leesa Rowland ... (uncredited)
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Produced by
Michael Flynn .... associate producer
Gary Kurfirst .... producer
Karen Murphy .... co-producer
Edward R. Pressman .... executive producer
Neal Weisman .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
David Byrne 
 
Cinematography by
Edward Lachman  (as Ed Lachman)
 
Film Editing by
Caroline Biggerstaff 
 
Production Design by
Barbara Ling 
 
Costume Design by
Elizabeth McBride 
 
Production Management
John Collier Bennett .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ned Dowd .... first assistant director
Cara Giallanza .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Richard Allen .... art department assistant
Chris Henry .... construction foreman
Janet Stein .... wardrobe construction
 
Sound Department
Leslie Shatz .... sound designer
Joel Shryack .... boom operator
Greg Smith .... sound recordist
Amy Vuckovich .... boom operator (as Amy Botefuhr)
David E. Turner .... machine room operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Missy Boswell .... assistant camera
John Johns .... video playback operator
Philip C. Pfeiffer .... second camera operator
Kerry Rike .... key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Edwards .... costume supervisor
Janet Lucas Lawler .... assistant costumer
Sher Williams .... assistant costumer
 
Editorial Department
Vicki Hiatt .... assistant editor
Glenn T. Morgan .... first assistant editor
Cheri Reed .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
Gary Clayton .... music editor
Kenneth Karman .... music editor
Jeff Kliment .... music editor
 
Other crew
Janis Burklund .... production assistant
Joe Dishner .... location manager
Julie Hoffmann .... head production accountant
Jesse Long .... script supervisor: second unit
Adelle Lutz .... fashion show designer
Dee McCandless .... choreographer
Gene Menger .... choreographer
Deborah Pritchett .... assistant production coordinator
Anne Rapp .... script supervisor
 

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