Stop Making Sense (1984) [PG]

Release Date:
November 16, 1984

Original Title:
Stop Making Sense

Alternate Titles:
Məntiqli Olmağı Burax
STOP MAKING SENSE 40TH ANNIVERSARY - The IMAX Experience
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
ストップ・メイキング・センス
스탑 메이킹 센스
스톱 메이킹 센스

Genres:
Documentary | Music

Production Companies:
Arnold Stiefel Company
Talking Heads Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12  GB: U|PG  IE: PG  NL: AL|9  US: PG 

Runtime: 88

Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?

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.

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Boom Operator:
Mike Carver

Director:
Jonathan Demme

Director of Photography:
Jordan Cronenweth

Editor:
Lisa Day

Executive Producer:
Gary Kurfirst

First Assistant Director:
Joe Viola

Original Music Composer:
Chris Frantz
Tina Weymouth
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Bernie Worrell

Other:
Mark Wolfson

Producer:
Gary Goetzman

Production Manager:
Charles Myers

Second Assistant Director:
Michael Looney

Sound Engineer:
Steve Maslow
Alan Chinowsky

Sound Mixer:
Billy Youdelman

Sound Recordist:
Walter A. Gest

Sound Supervisor:
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Jonathan Demme
Gary Goetzman

Writer:
Jonathan Demme

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