Stop Making Sense

E284071
concert film feature film music documentary

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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Stop Making Sense canonical 7

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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 ⓘ