Like Depeche Mode's <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/2MT2">Devotional</A></I>, <I>Stop Making Sense</I> puts the band on full display with fantastic set designs and tight-knit performances of their hits (basically, their entire catalog are hits). Amazingly directed by Jonathan Demme (<I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/1XMk">Philadelphia</A></i>, <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/2aHW">The Silence of the Lambs</A></i>), this is a must-see documentary/live performance of one of the greatest bands to ever exist.
Stop Making Sense
Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
11/16/1984Runtime
88 minsGenres
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,200,000Revenue
$12,471,520Homepage
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How It Feels
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A wildly inventive concert film that treats rock performance as choreographed theater, building from intimate restraint to pure kinetic joy. You're watching a band weaponize eccentricity and make it look like the most natural thing in the world.
Mood
ExhilaratingEuphoricPlayful
Themes
Art and creationIdentity
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
FormalistStylized genreLong takes
Structure
Linear
David Byrne
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Chris Frantz
Self - Drums, Vocals
Jerry Harrison
Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Tina Weymouth
Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Ednah Holt
Self - Backing Vocals
Lynn Mabry
Self - Backing Vocals
Steven Scales
Self - Percussion
Alex Weir
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Bernie Worrell
Self - Keyboards
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