Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- concert
- rock band
- concert film
- post-punk
- new wave
- energetic
- exuberant
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
David Byrne
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Chris Frantz
Self - Drums, Vocals
Jerry Harrison
Self - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Tina Weymouth
Self - Bass, Percussion, Vocals
- Ednah Holt — Self - Backing Vocals
- Lynn Mabry — Self - Backing Vocals
- Steven Scales — Self - Percussion
- Alex Weir — Self - Guitar, Vocals
- Bernie Worrell — Self - Keyboards
- Directed
- Jonathan Demme
- Written
- Jonathan Demme
Production
- Rating
- 8.3 / 10 · 386 ratings
- Studio
- Talking Heads Films, Arnold Stiefel Company
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
