Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1984-11-16) | 
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 1 nomination total | 
| BoxOffice: | $10,306,902 | 
| Screen: | Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads | 
| Productions: | Talking Heads Films, Arnold Stiefel Company | 
| Production Countries: | United States of America | 
| Spoken Languages: | Français, English | 
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            Casts
- 3078: David Byrne - Self - Vocals, Guitar
 - 91230: Chris Frantz - Self - Drums, Vocals
 - 91233: Jerry Harrison - Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
 - 91229: Tina Weymouth - Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
 - 1194051: Ednah Holt - Self - Backing Vocals
 - 225113: Lynn Mabry - Self - Backing Vocals
 - 1194050: Steven Scales - Self - Percussion
 
Crews
- 16294: Jonathan Demme - Director - Directing
 - 27098: Gary Goetzman - Producer - Production
 - 1194052: Gary Kurfirst - Executive Producer - Production
 - 16294: Jonathan Demme - Writer - Writing
 - 3078: David Byrne - Original Music Composer - Sound
 - 91230: Chris Frantz - Original Music Composer - Sound
 - 91233: Jerry Harrison - Original Music Composer - Sound
 
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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I'm not sure Jonathan Demme really had too much to do here as David Byrne and "Talking Heads" present us with a belter of a creative toe-tapper. It's a film of their concert - constructed from performances over three nights in a small Hollywood theatre, and that setting lends itself ....
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I did write an artistically brilliant rendition of my thoughts on this movie but instead I’m going to give you this: I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire Psycho Kill ....
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