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Stop Making Sense

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

1984 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by Jonathan Demme
DocumentaryMusical

Cast

David Byrne Bernie Worrell Alex Weir Steven Scales Lynn Mabry Ednah Holt

Credits

Written by: Jonathan Demme

Plot

A concert film of the Talking Heads in 1983, which begins with David Byrne alone with a boom box and a guitar and builds as musicians join one by one, in a joyous, perfectly staged show.

Sinekatalog’s take

Widely considered the greatest concert film ever made.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.7 / 10 (24,624 votes)
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