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STOP MAKING SENSE

  • 1984
  • 1 HR, 28 min
  • OCT 6 → OCT 19
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Released October 18, 1984
United States
1 hour, 28 minutes
A24
None
Starring
  • David Byrne
  • Tina Weymouth
  • Chris Frantz
  • Jerry Harrison
Director

Jonathan Demme

Film Information

The greatest concert film of all time, Stop Making Sense brings to the screen Talking Heads at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, alongside an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians. Renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) captures the band at their exhilarating best, in this new and complete restoration for the film’s 40th anniversary.

Film Stills

Full Cast
David Byrne
Tina Weymouth
Chris Frantz
Jerry Harrison
Additional Credits
Jonathan Demme Director

Reviews

“It’s a treat for fans (Heads heads?), and a chance for the uninitiated to tune in to the band that has come to personify postmodernist rock ‘n’ roll.”

Paul Attanasio (2018)
Washington Post

“The overwhelming impression throughout Stop Making Sense is of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high.”

Roger Ebert (2004)
Chicago Sun-Times

“Mr. Demme has captured both the look and the spirit of this live performance with a daring and precision that match the group’s own.”

Janet Maslin (2003)
New York Times

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