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Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense
, 1984USA / Documentary, Music / 18+
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Bernie Worrell
Self - Keyboards
Alex Weir
Self - Guitar and Vocals
Steven Scales
Self - Percussion
Lynn Mabry
Self - Backing Vocals
Ednah Holt
Self - Backing Vocals
David Byrne
Self - Vocals and Guitar
Tina Weymouth
Self - Bass-Percussion-Vocals
Jerry Harrison
Self - Guitar-Keyboards-Vocals
Chris Frantz
Self - Drums and Vocals
Talking Heads
Themselves
Director
Jonathan Demme
Writer
Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads
Composer
David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads
Film details
Country
USA
Runtime
1 hour 28 minutes
Production year
1984
Online premiere
8 November 2014
World premiere
24 April 1984
Release date
| 17 September 2023 | Australia | ||
| 29 August 2024 | Brazil | 12 | |
| 16 November 1984 | Denmark | 15 | |
| 28 March 2024 | Germany | ||
| 22 September 2023 | Great Britain | PG | |
| 2 February 2024 | Japan | ||
| 14 March 2024 | Lithuania | N7 | |
| 11 January 2024 | Netherlands | 9 | |
| 2 January 2025 | Poland | ||
| 13 August 2025 | South Korea | 12 | |
| 29 September 2023 | USA | PG |
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide Gross
$14,120,476
Production
Talking Heads, Arnold Stiefel Company
Also known as
Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense, Не ищи смысла, ストップ・メイキング・センス, 别假正经, STOP MAKING SENSE 40TH ANNIVERSARY - The IMAX Experience, 造反有理, Məntiqli Olmağı Burax, 스톱 메이킹 센스, Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
