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?”
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.
Genres
Documentary, Music
Studio
Talking Heads Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Stop Making Sense performed
Budget
$1.2M
Worldwide Gross
$12.5M
Gross Profit
$11.3M
Return
10.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~55/45, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Documentary) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Self - Vocals, Guitar
David Byrne
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Self - Drums, Vocals
Chris Frantz
Self - Drums, Vocals
Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Jerry Harrison
Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Tina Weymouth
Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Self - Backing Vocals
Ednah Holt
Self - Backing Vocals
Self - Backing Vocals
Lynn Mabry
Self - Backing Vocals
Self - Percussion
Steven Scales
Self - Percussion
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Weir
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Self - Keyboards
Bernie Worrell
Self - Keyboards
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