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Stop Making Sense

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Plot

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

Cast

David Byrne as Self - Vocals, Guitar
David Byrne

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

Chris Frantz as Self - Drums, Vocals
Chris Frantz

as Self - Drums, Vocals

Jerry Harrison as Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Jerry Harrison

as Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Tina Weymouth as Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Tina Weymouth

as Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals

Ednah Holt as Self - Backing Vocals
Ednah Holt

as Self - Backing Vocals

Lynn Mabry as Self - Backing Vocals
Lynn Mabry

as Self - Backing Vocals

Steven Scales as Self - Percussion
Steven Scales

as Self - Percussion

Alex Weir as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Weir

as Self - Guitar, Vocals

Bernie Worrell as Self - Keyboards
Bernie Worrell

as Self - Keyboards

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 19, 1984

Production Companies

  • Talking Heads Films

  • Arnold Stiefel Company

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $1,200,000.00

Revenue

  • $12,471,520.00

Runtime

  • 1.47 hrs

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Reviews

I'm not sure Jonathan Demme really had too much to do here as David Byrne and "Talking Heads" present us with a belter of a creative toe-tapper. It's a film of their concert - constructed from performances over three nights in a small Hollywood theatre, and that setting lends itself excellently to their showcase. The depth and height of the stage allows the band to arrive on set song by song, and…

I did write an artistically brilliant rendition of my thoughts on this movie but instead I’m going to give you this: I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est? Fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away, oh-oh-oh …