Cast & Crew

Directed by

David Byrne

Writing Credits

Stephen Tobolowsky
(written by) &
Beth Henley
(written by) and
David Byrne
(written by)

Cast

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
David Byrne
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
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 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 (as Steve Jordan)
Christopher Johnson
Mr. Tucker's Son
Tyler Apache Belles
Precision Dancers
Sumter Bruton
Louis Fyne's Country Bachelors
Charles Connour
Dueling Auctioneer
Chris Douridas
Teenage Boy Ventriloquist
Randy Erwin
Yodeler
Otis Gray
Yo-Yo Duet
Art Guinn
Louis Fyne's Country Bachelors
Heather Hanks
Teenage Girl Ventriloquist
Henry Kissinger
Self (segment "Puzzling Evidence")
Bob Lukeman
Louis Fyne's Country Bachelors
Ronald Reagan
Self (segment "Puzzling Evidence")
Norman Seaton
Dueling Auctioneer
Louis Black
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band
Ponty Bone
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band
Emma Byrne
Waitress in Mall
Carl Finch
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band / Man in Wood Suit at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Gene Pool Harding
Man in Grass Suit at Fashion Show
Bubba Hernandez
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band
Victor Kiam
Self (segment "Love for Sale")
Mitch Marine
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band
Larry McPhail
Crowd member
John Morthland
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band
Richard Nixon
Self (segment "Puzzling Evidence")
Christina Patoski
Woman in Big Headpiece in Fashion Show
Lynn Pressman-Raymond
Fashion Show Audience Member
Lori Randolph
Blonde Little Girl
Leesa Rowland
Blonde in Nightclub
Richard Rowland
(uncredited)
Ed Ward
The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band

Produced by

Michael Flynn
associate producer
Gary Kurfirst
producer
Karen Murphy
co-producer
Christina Patoski
producer: Louis Fyne TV commercial
Edward R. Pressman
executive producer
Neal Weisman
associate producer

Music by

David Byrne
(composed by)

Cinematography by

Edward Lachman
director of photography (as Ed Lachman)

Editing by

Caroline Biggerstaff

Casting By

Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

Barbara Ling

Set Decoration by

Susan Beeson

Costume Design by

Elizabeth McBride

Makeup Department

Bonnie Clevering
hairstylist
Jimi White
makeup artist

Production Management

John Collier Bennett
post production supervisor
Allan F. Nicholls
executive in charge of production (as Allan Nicholls)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Cherylanne Martin
second second assistant director

Art Department

Richard Allen
art department assistant
John Hagen-Brenner
assistant: production designer (as John T. Hagen-Brenner)
James A. Haigler
swing gang
Wendell A. Bud Hill II
leadman
Philip Lamb
slide production (as Phillip Lamb)
Bradley Metcalf
special propmaker (as Brad Metcalf)
Dennis Moxley
assistant props (as Dennis E. Moxley)
Mike Parsons
property master (as C. Michael Parsons)
Jeanette Scott
assistant set decorator
Phil Shirey
art department assistant
Chris Henry
construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gary Clayton
adr engineer / foley engineer / sound effects engineer
Karen Harding
dialogue editor
Tara Lynn Howell
assistant dialog editor
Jack Leahy
re-recording mixer
Samuel Lehmer
adr engineer / foley engineer / sound effects engineer
Marnie Moore
assistant sound designer
Gail Nord
audio post-production coordinator
John Pritchett
location sound
Leslie Shatz
re-recording mixer / sound designer
Joel Shryack
boom operator
Amy Vuckovich
cableperson (as Amy Botefuhr)
Greg Smith
recordist (uncredited)
David E. Turner
machine room operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Randy Fife
special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Thomas Alcala
gaffer
Curtis Bingham
best boy
Missy Boswell
assistant camera: second unit
Kevin Boyle
second assistant camera (as Kevin J. Boyle)
Mitch Dubin
camera assistant
Gerrit Garretsen
dolly grip
Johnny Gutierrez
electrician
Bob Horne
camera: second unit
Mark Lipson
still photographer
Lynn Lockwood
assistant camera: second unit
Pete McKeeman
cameraman: Louis Fyne TV commercial
Michael M Pagan
grip (as Michael Pagan)
Philip C. Pfeiffer
camera: second unit (as Philip Pfeiffer)
Don Reddy
camera: second unit
Kerry Rike
key grip (as Kerry A. Rike)
Tom Siegel
camera: second unit
Carl D. Stitt
best boy
George Tirl
camera: second unit
R. Michael Yope
electrician (as Michael Yope)
John Johns
video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Phyllis Arp
casting assistant: Texas
Ed Johnston
Location Casting: Texas
Carol Lewis
casting associate: LA / casting associate: NY
Renee Milliken
casting assistant: Texas

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bill Edwards
costume supervisor (as William Edwards)
Janet Lucas Lawler
assistant costumer
Adelle Lutz
designer: fashion show
Janet Stein
wardrobe construction
L. Sher Williams
assistant costumer (as Sher Williams)

Editorial Department

William Henry
apprentice editor (as William B. Henry III)
Vicki Hiatt
assistant editor
Marcus McWaters
assistant editor
Glenn T. Morgan
assistant editor (as Glenn Morgan)
Nancy Nuttall
second film editor
Christina Patoski
editor: Louis Fyne TV commercial
Cheri Reed
apprentice editor
Tom Salvatore
color timer
Jim Stewart
assistant editor (as James A. Stewart)
Clarinda Wong
assistant editor

Location Management

George Caudill Jr.
assistant location manager
Joe Dishner
location manager

Music Department

Dick Bright
orchestrator
Kenneth Karman
music editor (as Ken Karman)
Jeff Kliment
assistant music engineer (as Jeffrey Kliment)
Talking Heads
soundtrack: nine songs recorded by
Gary Clayton
music editor (uncredited)
Will Collins
playback singer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Anne Rapp
script supervisor
Jesse Long
script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Joe D. Anderson
transportation driver
Dan Dickerson
transportation driver
Haskel L. Ivey
transportation driver (as Haskell Leon Ivey)
Alvin L. Milliken Sr.
transportation coordinator (as Alvin L. Milliken)
Billy Milliken
transportation captain (as Billy C. Milliken)
Ed Roberts
transportation driver
Clifford M. Sutton
transportation driver

Additional Crew

Vangie Barefoot
medic
Janis Burklund
production assistant
Mark Edward Davis
production assistant
Tom De Nolf
assistant: Miss Murphy (as Tom Denolf) / assistant: Mr. Byrne (as Tom Denolf)
Ned Dowd
production liaison
Cara Giallanza
assistant production liaison
Julie Hoffmann
production accountant (as Julie Ann Hoffman)
Amy Krell
assistant: Miss Murphy / assistant: Mr. Byrne
David Mastron
production affiliate: Los Angeles
Dee McCandless
choreographer
Pilar McCurry
accounting assistant
Gene Menger
choreographer
Christina Patoski
production associate: Texas
Bob Pedersen
production accountant (as Robert Pedersen)
June Petersen
production associate: Los Angeles
Deborah Pritchett
production secretary
Ellen Sandoloski
production assistant
Patrick A. Spencer
craft service
Janice F. Sperling
production coordinator
Andrea Starr
production associate: New York
Shannon Wilson
accounting assistant (as Shannon M. Wilson)
Ron Deutsch
production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

Jonathan Demme
special thanks
L.T. Felty
special thanks
Elliot L. Hoffman
special thanks (as Elliot Hoffman)
Jack Kilby
special thanks
Tina Potter
special thanks
Joan Tewkesbury
special thanks
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