Movie
Stop Making Sense
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1984-10-19
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Talking Heads Films, Arnold Stiefel Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Byrne as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- Chris Frantz as Self - Drums, Vocals
- Jerry Harrison as Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Tina Weymouth as Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
- Ednah Holt as Self - Backing Vocals
- Lynn Mabry as Self - Backing Vocals
- Steven Scales as Self - Percussion
- Alex Weir as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Bernie Worrell as Self - Keyboards
Crew
- Jonathan Demme - Director
- Jonathan Demme - Writer
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