Alex Weir, Chris Frantz, David Byrne

A performance/music documentary which captures the Talking Heads (David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth) in concert at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Demme

Release Date: September 17, 1999

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DVD Release Date: October 26, 1999

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  • October 3, 2008
    Finally got around to watching this. I thought it was good, but slightly overrated. A pretty good live show and solid energy, but it's a little dated now. The opening number with just Byrne and the boombox was gold though.
  • April 17, 2008
    A well regarded concert film from The Talking Heads, directed by Jonathan Demme. I like the Talking Heads, but I wouldn?t say I?m a huge fan. I like a bunch of their songs, but I don?t listen to their albums all that often. Their performance here is not bad at all, David Byrn...( read more)e has a lot of energy on stage, and it shows. There?s a pretty simple formula most concert films follow, but this film ignores it. Demme never cuts away to the audience and the audiences cheers are not as audible as they usually are. More importantly he?s able to get the cameras really close to the performance. The concert itself is not entirely conventional, it opens up on a bare stage when Byrne walks out with a boom box and acoustic guitar and does a stripped down solo performance of ?Psycho Killer.? The rest of the band comes on one by one in the following songs and once everyone (including the backup singers, synth/keybord workers, and bongo players) shows up the back screen begins to be illuminated, later Byrne shows up in an oversized suit. I?m not quite prepared to call it a performance for the ages, but this is definitely a really good concert flick.
  • April 8, 2009
    Break out your big suit and your dancing shoes. Jonathan puts together one hell of a party!
  • December 11, 2008
    A great document of a great band. The only thing I hate about watching concert movies is you know it must have been mind blowing to be there in person and you'll never get to experience it.
  • October 12, 2008
    Best concert documentary of all time. Period.
  • September 14, 2008
    I love the Talking Heads and this was them at their best captured on film
  • August 24, 2008
    Well, the only reason I want to see this is cuz of my curiosity with David Byrne.

    Ive seen his photo gallery around 2006 and have been slightly "stalking" him (on and off) thru his blogsite. Hehe.. Hes quite an opinionated person, but as far as his talent is conerned.. Well, I...( read more) like some of his works, although I found his project last 2007 to be a bit too weird even for me.

    Perhaps, this concert vid of Talking Heads is something that I would find more suitable to my liking, but then again, maybe not.

    Oh well, still have to find a copy of it anyway :P Anybody know where I can get a hold of this?
  • June 23, 2008
    One of the best concert movies I have ever seen!
  • June 5, 2008
    Not interested in watching
  • April 16, 2008
    A pretty cool concert film of the Talking Heads.

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