MOVIE · 1984

Stop Making Sense

Documentary88 min

Talking Heads hit the Pantages Theatre in 1983, with David Byrne opening alone before the band assembles piece by piece for a filmed performance drawn from the Speaking in Tongues tour. Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz are on hand alongside Jerry Harrison, and the lineup expands with guest musicians including Bernie Worrell as the set moves from early songs like “Psycho Killer” to “Burning Down the House.” Directed by Jonathan Demme, the film shapes the concert around spare visuals, choreographed movement, and the gradual way the stage fills out around Byrne and the band.