Stop Making Sense

1984 PG-13 1h 28m

8.3 /10

352

Genre

Documentary Music

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.

Director

Jonathan Demme

Writers

Jonathan Demme

Stars

David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison

Cast & Crew

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

Self - Guitar, Vocals

20 Oct 2023

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 fa...

Geronimo1967

8 Oct 2023

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 ...