Cinematic background from Stop Making Sense 1984 - 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.

Stop Making Sense

1984

Documentary, Music

Directors:
Jonathan Demme
Writers:
Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads
Official poster of Stop Making Sense 1984 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man and a woman are playing guitar and singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a suit playing an instrument on stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of young people standing in front of keyboards; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man and a woman holding guitars on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is playing drums in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman in a white dress holding a guitar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is singing into a microphone on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person playing a guitar in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on stage singing and playing keyboards; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage singing and playing a guitar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people that are singing on stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white suit is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a suit and glasses singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage playing instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people playing musical instruments on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman playing a bass guitar on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing around a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing in front of two microphones on a stage; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing in front of a microphone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman holding a bass guitar while standing next to a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman holding a guitar in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing on a stage holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white jacket singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man and a woman sing into microphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of young people singing on stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is playing a white guitar on stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage with a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of men playing keyboards on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage singing and playing guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A couple of men standing next to each other on a stage with microphones; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man holding a guitar in front of a band; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man sitting on a stage in front of a keyboard; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing in front of a microphone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman holding a guitar while standing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is speaking into a microphone in front of a red wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is singing into a microphone on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing on a stage holding a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing on top of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A couple of women standing next to each other on a stage with microphones; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage with a crowd watching; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man is singing into a microphone on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage singing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing on a stage with a microphone; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man sitting at a keyboard in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man and two women singing on a stage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage singing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage with a microphone; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white suit standing on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man with a microphone and a guitar in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man sitting on top of a stage next to a man playing drums; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white jacket is singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of young people performing on a stage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman holding a guitar and singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man standing on a stage holding a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person sitting at a keyboard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man with a microphone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A woman is playing an electric guitar in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white suit is walking on stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage playing guitar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing on a stage with microphones; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man singing into a microphone on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white tank top is sitting in front of a computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A person singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing around a keyboard on a stage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in front of a camera in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man in a white suit is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people on a stage with microphones; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – Two men are playing piano in front of a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A group of people standing in a room with lights on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stop Making Sense” (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme – A man with a microphone in front of a microphone stand; Medium shot, Low angle