October 10, 1986 –
Warner Bros. released the quirky musical comedy, True Stories, starring David Byrne, John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray in the US on this date. Talking Heads recorded an album featuring their versions of the songs featured in the movie.
The Puzzling Evidence segment of the film was inspired by the Church of the Sub-Genius, a parody religion to which David Byrne is an adherent. In church lore, Puzzling Evidence is the name of the assassin of the religion’s fictional founder, J.R. “Bob” Dobbs.
The Haus of Dcaligari 