Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense (1984) is a concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage. Directed by Jonathan Demme, it was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album Speaking in Tongues. The movie is notable for being the first made entirely using digital audio techniques. The band raised the budget of $1.2 million themselves. The title comes from the lyric... More
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Initial release date:

  • Apr 24, 1984

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 28 min

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  • Stop Making Sense

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Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944) is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads...

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Tagline:

  • Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?

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  • Sep 15, 1999
  • 1984
  • Oct 26, 1999
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 28 min
  • 1 h 39 min
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  • 1,200,000

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  • 68

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  • 1984

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