Reviews: "...One of the best performance movies ever made..." -- 4 out of 5 stars (Total Film, 10/01/1999, p.96, Demetrios Matheou), "...A rock concert film that looks and sounds like no other....It may well help inspire [rock films] of the future." (New York Times, 10/19/1984, p.C17, Janet Maslin), "...It captures Talking Heads at their artistic apex, in a way that holds up as cinema, as opposed to music video....STOP MAKING SENSE is a masterpiece..." (Chicago Sun-Times, 09/17/1999, p.29, Kevin M. Williams), "...One of the most brilliantly edited movies of any kind from any era..." (USA Today, 10/29/1999, p.13E, Mike Clark), "...This is a magnificent performance by America's greatest rainbow-funk art-and-party band..." (Rolling Stone, 11/27/2003, p.78, Rolling Stone Staff), "[W]hat many regard as the perfect concert movie. Filmed in exemplary manner by Jonathan Demme, it appeared to be a seemingly effortless exercise in building momentum." (Mojo, 12/01/2004, p.60, Mojo Staff)

Synopsis: Jonathan Demme revolutionized the art of shooting rock concerts with this innovative and lively record of the Talking Heads. Filmed at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, California, this video cements the group’s place as one of the day's most unique rock groups. Among the 18 songs included are "Take Me to the River," "Once in a Lifetime," and "Burnin' Down the House." Starting with a solo by David Byrne, the film escalates as the other members join in.