Product Details
- Starring: Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steven Scales, Lynn Mabry, Ednah Holt
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- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo
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- Binding: DVD
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- Director: Jonathan Demme
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- EAN: 0660200301323
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- Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
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- Label: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- Language: English
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- Manufacturer: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
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- Product Group: DVD
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- Publisher: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- Region Code: 0
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- Release Date: 1999-10-26
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- Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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- Title: Stop Making Sense
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- UPC: 660200301323
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Avg Customer Rating: 
Product Description: Over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, filmmaker Jonathan Demme joined creative forces with cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth and Talking Heads... and miracles occurred. Following a staging concept by singer-guitarist David Byrne, this euphoric concert film transcends that all-too-limited genre to become the greatest film of its kind. A guaranteed cure for anyone's blues, it's a celebration of music that never grows old, fueled by the polyrhythmic pop-funk precision that was a Talking Heads trademark, and lit from within by the geeky supernova that is David Byrne. The staging--and Demme's filming of it--builds toward an orgasmic release of music, rising from the bare-stage simplicity of Byrne, accompanied only by a boom box on "Psycho Killer," to the ecstatic crescendo of "Burning Down the House," by which time the Heads and additional personnel have all arrived on stage for a performance that seems channeled from heaven for the purpose of universal uplift. (God bless Demme for avoiding shots of the luckiest audience in '80s pop history; its presence is acknowledged, but not at the viewer's expense.) With the deliriously eccentric Byrne as ringleader (pausing mid-concert to emerge in his now-legendary oversized suit), this circus of musical pleasure defies the futility of reductive description; it begs to be experienced, felt in the heart, head, and bones, and held there the way we hold on to cherished memories. On those three nights in December 1983, Talking Heads gave love, life, and joy in generous amounts that years cannot erode, and Demme captured this act of creative goodwill on film with minimalist artistic perfection. Stop Making Sense is an invitation to pleasure that will never wear out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer Reviews
gotta see it!
I bought this for a friend who is a serious Talking Heads fan. I wasn't. They watched this video so many times and raved about it so much, that I decided to watch it with them one night. I was amazed. It is the best Music video I've ever seen. You won't be able to stay in your seat with this one.
Talking Heads Fan now too!
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Good show, but not their best tour
I wish someone could have filmed a performance from the Remain in Light tour, which was much stronger than the Stop Making Sense tour. The latter does lend itself well to filmed performance, and this is a great film nonetheless. I saw both tours, and the energy and songs on the Remain in Light tour were far better.
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Great songs, great sound...
For the music alone this is worth the price. Lively and fun mix of many of the best Talking Heads songs. The video adds extra interest and fun. There are three formats (stereo, and two 5.1 mixes).
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Its a Good Time put in a BOX!
Talking Heads is a Great Band and this Video is probably one of the best things they did. Its a concert that is so energetic that you can't sit down to watch this.
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Fun for all
A classic. This man is talented, strange, and ahead of his time. Truly amazing musicians. Great concert and fun for all- even if you didn't grow up with the music. Also a great gift for the music lover
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