Stop Making Sense

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.

Genre : DocumentaryMusic

Runtime : 88 mins

Release Date : 1984-11-16

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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 ...

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 q...

Cast

David Byrne

(Self - Vocals, Guitar)

Chris Frantz

(Self - Drums, Vocals)

Jerry Harrison

(Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals)

Tina Weymouth

(Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals)

Ednah Holt

(Self - Backing Vocals)

Lynn Mabry

(Self - Backing Vocals)

Steven Scales

(Self - Percussion)

Alex Weir

(Self - Guitar, Vocals)

Bernie Worrell

(Self - Keyboards)