Stop Making Sense (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
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Cast & Crew.
David Byrne
Self - Vocals, Guitar / Original Music Composer / Sound Supervisor
Chris Frantz
Self - Drums, Vocals / Original Music Composer
Jerry Harrison
Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals / Original Music Composer / Sound Supervisor
Tina Weymouth
Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals / Original Music Composer
Ednah Holt
Self - Backing Vocals
Lynn Mabry
Self - Backing Vocals
Steven Scales
Self - Percussion
Alex Weir
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Bernie Worrell
Self - Keyboards / Original Music Composer
Gary Goetzman
Producer / Sound Supervisor
Jonathan Demme
Director / Writer / Sound Supervisor
Gary Kurfirst
Executive Producer
Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Lisa Day
Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Engineer
Billy Youdelman
Sound Mixer
Walter A. Gest
Sound Recordist
Michael Looney
Second Assistant Director
Charles Myers
Production Manager
Mike Carver
Boom Operator
Mark Wolfson
Other
Joe Viola
First Assistant Director
Alan Chinowsky
Sound Engineer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 16, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingPG
Budget$1,200,000
Box Office$12,471,520
Filming LocationsHollywood Pantages Theatre, United States
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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 was shot over four nights in December 1983 at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre while Talking Heads were on tour promoting their 1983 album, Speaking in Tongues. Stop Making Sense includes performances of the early Talking Heads single, "Psycho Killer" (1977), through to their most recent hit at the time, "Burning Down the House" (1983). It also includes songs from the solo career of frontman David Byrne and by Tom Tom Club, the side project of drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth.
The film was independently produced and the band raised the budget of $1.2 million themselves. The four core members of Talking Heads are joined by backing singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt, guitarist Alex Weir, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and percussionist Steve Scales. Stop Making Sense is considered by many critics to be a classic and one of the greatest concert films of all time. The film is a pioneering example of the use of early digital audio techniques. In 2021, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." A special 4K restoration of the film was re-released in theaters in September 2023 by A24.