Stop Making Sense (1984)
Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?
88 min
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.
- Release date
- April 24, 1984
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Box office
- $12,471,520
Trailer
Cast
- David Byrne as Self - Vocals and Guitar
- Bernie Worrell as Self - Keyboards
- Alex Weir as Self - Guitar and Vocals
- Steven Scales as Self - Percussion
- Lynn Mabry as Self - Backing Vocals
- Ednah Holt as Self - Backing Vocals
- Tina Weymouth as Self - Bass-Percussion-Vocals
- Jerry Harrison as Self - Guitar-Keyboards-Vocals
- Chris Frantz as Self - Drums and Vocals
- Talking Heads as Themselves
Crew
- Jonathan Demme · Director
- Jonathan Demme · Writer
- Talking Heads · Writer
- Gary Goetzman · Producer
- David Byrne · Composer
- Chris Frantz · Composer
- Jerry Harrison · Composer
- Talking Heads · Composer
- Jordan Cronenweth · Cinematographer
- Lisa Day · Editor