Stop Making Sense

Genre: Musical

Worldwide gross$12.5M

David Byrne walks onto the stage and does a solo "Psycho Killer." Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz join him for two more songs. The crew is busy, still setting up. Then, three more musicians and two back-up singers join the band. Everybody sings, plays, harmonizes, dances, and runs. They change instruments and clothes. Bryne appears in the Big Suit. The backdrop is often black, but sometimes it displays words, images, or children's drawings. The band cooks for 18 songs, the lyrics are clear, the house rocks. In this concert film, the Talking Heads hardly talk, don't stop, and always make sense.

🏆 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Genres

Documentary, Music

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir

Released

16 November 1984

Runtime

1h 28m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

8.7 / 10

Votes

23,621

Metascore

94

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Box office

$10,306,902

Budget

$1,200,000

Edition

Base