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?"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.3/10

348 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

National Society of Film Critics for Best Non-Fiction Film

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.2M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$11.3M

ROI: +939%

Budget Recovery1039% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.2M|Revenue: $12.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

52.4K

Daily Avg

874

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Hollywood Pantages Theatre

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1 Location Found

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jordan Cronenweth

Music / Score

Tina WeymouthJerry HarrisonTalking HeadsChris FrantzDavid Byrne

Distributors

CinecomNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Stop Making Sense

Available in 24 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Crave Amazon Channel	—	—	—
Australia	Foxtel Now, Stan, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel	SBS On Demand	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

Brazil12

Denmark15

FinlandS

IrelandPG

South Korea12

NetherlandsAL

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Jonathan Demme

Writer

Jonathan Demme

Production Companies

Talking Heads FilmsArnold Stiefel Company

Cast

David Byrne

Self - Vocals, Guitar

Chris Frantz

Self - Drums, Vocals

Jerry Harrison

Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Tina Weymouth

Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals

Ednah Holt

Self - Backing Vocals

Lynn Mabry

Self - Backing Vocals

No Image

Steven Scales

Self - Percussion

No Image

Alex Weir

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Bernie Worrell

Self - Keyboards

Tags & Keywords

concertrock bandconcert filmpost-punknew waveenergeticexuberant

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