Stop Making Sense

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Stop Making Sense is a landmark 1984 concert film featuring Talking Heads, celebrated for its innovative staging, dynamic performance style, and influential role in music cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert film
feature film
music documentary
4KRestorationDistributor A24
basedOn Talking Heads concert tour Stop Making Sense
cinematographyBy Jordan Cronenweth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director Jonathan Demme
distributor Cinecom Entertainment Group
surface form: Cinecom Pictures
editedBy Lisa Day
featuresBand Talking Heads
featuresPerformance David Byrne in a large business suit
featuresSong Burning Down the House
Crosseyed and Painless
Found a Job
Genius of Love
Girlfriend Is Better
Heaven
Life During Wartime
Making Flippy Floppy
Once in a Lifetime
Psycho Killer
Slippery People
Swamp
Take Me to the River
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
What a Day That Was
filmedAt Pantages Theatre
filmingDates 1983-12-13
1983-12-14
1983-12-15
filmingLocation Hollywood, California, United States
surface form: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
genre concert film
documentary film
music film
hasRestoration 4K restoration
language English
musicBy Talking Heads
notableFor dynamic performance style
influential role in music cinema
innovative staging
producer Cary Brokaw
Gary Goetzman
recognizedAs landmark concert film
releaseDateUS 1984-10-19
releaseYear 1984
runningTime 88 minutes
starring Chris Frantz
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Tina Weymouth

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David Byrne notableWork Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme notableWork Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme directed Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads notableWork Stop Making Sense
Speaking in Tongues precedes Stop Making Sense
Demme notableWork Stop Making Sense
subject surface form: Jonathan Demme
Documentary Now! hasNotableEpisodeParodyOf Stop Making Sense