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Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense is a 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…

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Box office
$13.1 million
Budget
$1.2 million
Cinematography
Jordan Cronenweth
Country
United States
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Distributed by
Cinecom International Films Island Alive Releasing · Cinecom International Films · Island Alive Releasing

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Stop Making Sense

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related to Bibliography · 35
Stop Making Sense → Alan, An Interview, Archived, August, Bulls, Circumstance, Continuum, CS1, Dare, David Byrne, Grow, ISBN, Jonathan Demme, July, Kory, LA Weekly, Michael, Nothing Is Better Than, November, Present
related to 2023 re-release · 29
Stop Making Sense → A24, After, As, Byrne, Cinecom, Demme, Dolby Atmos, Eric Thorngren, Eventually, Frantz, Harrison, Hoping, However, Jerry Harrison, Kansas, March, MGM, Pi, Rhino Records, September
related to Reception · 18
Stop Making Sense → Best Non-Fiction Film, But, Byrne's, Film Critics Award, He, It, It's, Jonathan Demme's Stop Making, Leonard Maltin, Metacritic, Metropolis, National Society, On, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Sense, Talking Heads, The
related to Production · 17
Stop Making Sense → Although, Before, Byrne, Crosseyed, December, Demme, Frantz's, However, Initially, Los Angeles, Painless, Pantages, Pantages Theatre, Sony PCM-3324, Talking Heads, The, This
related to Release · 15
Stop Making Sense → April, Big Business, Cities, DVD, Festival, Filmex, For, It, October, San Francisco International Film, The, Three, United States, When, Zimbra
related to External links · 6
Stop Making Sense → IMDbStop Making Sense Archived, January, Making Sense, Metacritic, Official, Wayback Machine
related to Legacy · 6
Stop Making Sense → Beverly Hills, Down, Lifetime, Once, Out, The
Distributed by · 3
Stop Making Sense → Cinecom International Films, Cinecom International Films Island Alive Releasing, Island Alive Releasing
Written by · 3
Stop Making Sense → Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads, Talking Heads Jonathan Demme
Release dates · 2
Stop Making Sense → April 24, 1984 (1984-04-24) (SFIFF), October 19, 1984 (1984-10-19) (United States)

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Stop Making SenseBox office$13.1 million1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseBudget$1.2 million1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseCinematographyJordan Cronenweth1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseDirected byJonathan Demme1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseDistributed byCinecom International Films Island Alive Releasing1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseDistributed byCinecom International Films1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseDistributed byIsland Alive Releasing1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseEdited byLisa Day1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseMusic byTalking Heads1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseProduced byGary Goetzman1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseProduction companyArnold Stiefel Company1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseRelease datesApril 24, 1984 (1984-04-24) (SFIFF)1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseRelease datesOctober 19, 1984 (1984-10-19) (United States)1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseRunning time88 minutes1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseStarringTalking Heads1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseWritten byTalking Heads Jonathan Demme1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseWritten byTalking Heads1.00infobox
Stop Making SenseWritten byJonathan Demme1.00infobox
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