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Stop Making Sense

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on March 5, 2018

Stop Making Sense

Release Date 16 November 1984 (1 h 28 min)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Starring David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz

Writer Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads

Composer David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

Genres Documentary, Music

Country United States of America

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Synopsis and Details

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.

Year of production 1984
Release Date 16 November 1984
Local Release Date 16 November 1984

Revenue $4,978,922
Budget $1,200,000
Language English

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Overview

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

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TMDb ID 24128
Original Title Stop Making Sense
Release Date 16 November 1984
Local Release Date 16 November 1984
Runtime 1 h 28 min
Production Talking Heads, Arnold Stiefel Company
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Documentary, Music
Director Jonathan Demme
Producer Gary Goetzman
Director of Photography Jordan Cronenweth
Original Music Composer David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth
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Writer Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads
Certification —
Budget $1,200,000
Revenue $4,978,922
IMDb Id tt0088178
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Directors

Jonathan Demme

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Scénario

Jonathan Demme

Talking Heads

Soundtrack

David Byrne

Chris Frantz

Jerry Harrison

Talking Heads

Tina Weymouth

Production

Gary Goetzman

Companies

Talking Heads

Arnold Stiefel Company

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The Silence of the Lambs

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

The Silence of the Lambs

Release Date 1 February 1991 (1 h 59 min)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

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Composer Howard Shore

Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

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Synopsis and Details

FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.