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Stop Making Sense is an 1984 American concert film featuring a live performance by the American rock band Talking Heads.The film was directed by Jonathan Demme and executive produced by Gary Kurfirst, the band’s longtime manager. The film stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.
The film was conceived with the intention of only filming the concert, with no plans for cutaways to interviews with the band members, or the use of split-screen. The band reflected this was a wise choice in hindsight: the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap was released in the same year, with Weymouth remarking the film would have inevitably been compared to Spinal Tap had they taken that approach.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour 28 mins
Released: 1984
Format: DCP
Audio: 7.1 Surround
Accessibility: Z-Screen subtitles, Audio Description (headphones), Assisted Listening (headphones).
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