Stop Making Sense is a 1984 concert movie featuring a live performance by Talking Heads. Directed by Jonathan Demme, it was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album Speaking in Tongues. The movie is notable for being the first made entirely using digital audio techniques. The band raised the budget of $1.2 million themselves. The title comes from the lyrics of the song "Girlfriend Is Better": "As we get older and stop making sense...". The film has been hailed by Leonard Maltin as "one of the greatest rock movies ever made", and Pauline Kael of The New Yorker described it as "...close to perfection."
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Genres - Documentary, Music |
Sub-Genres - Concert Film, Rock Music |
Release Date - Oct 18, 1984 |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$1,200,000
Box Office
$5,108,872
Themes
Tags
$, Album, Art/Music, Band, Concert, Course, Cult Film, Group, Hollywood, Independent, Leonard Maltin, Making Sense, New Wave, Pantages Theater, Pauline Kael Of The New Yorker, Performance, Rock, Song, Tongue
Attributes
Filming Location: Hollywood Pantages Theatre
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Alternate Titles
Stop Making Sense
AU, BR, CA, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, PL, PT, US
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
GB, US
Не ищи смысла
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ストップ・メイキング・センス
JP