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| Publisher: | Cinedigm |
| Genres: | Documentary, Music |
| Rating: | NR |
| Production Companies: | Talking Heads, Arnold Stiefel Company |
| Publication Date: | November 16, 1984 |
| Budget: | $1,200,000 |
| Runtime: | 88 |
| Tagline: | Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next? |
| User Score (votes): | 8.6 / 10 (66) |
Full production credits:
Communicator
David Byrne
Actor
David Byrne
Actor
Chris Frantz
Actor
Jerry Harrison
Actor
Tina Weymouth
Actor
Talking Heads
Writer
Talking Heads
Writer
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Director
Jonathan Demme
Character
David Byrne
Character
Tina Weymouth
Character
Chris Frantz
Character
Jerry Harrison
Character
Steven Scales
Character
Bernie Worrell
Character
Alex Weir
Character
Lynn Mabry
Character
Ednah Holt
Executive producer
Gary Kurfirst
Original music composer
David Byrne
Original music composer
Chris Frantz
Original music composer
Jerry Harrison
Original music composer
Talking Heads
Original music composer
Tina Weymouth
Director of photography
Jordan Cronenweth
Editor
Lisa Day
Character
Vocals and Guitar
Character
Bass, Percussion and Vocals
Character
Drums and Vocals
Character
Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals
Character
Percussion
Character
Keyboards
Character
Guitar and Vocals
Character
Backing Vocals
Last updated: 2019-02-15