Who is Sean Pen portraying? Is it a real character? Is there any truth in this story?
another thing, i'm no longer sure where i've seen it but, there was some sort of documentary talking about "The talking heads" and David Byrne, and the guy telling the story in this documentary talked about the music coming out of "that club" and the picture shown was the picture on the cd that Desmond offered the girl, where can i find this picture? or documentary?
Sean Penn's character's look is loosely modeled from Robert Smith of The Cure.
No, it is not based on a true story.
You may be referring to the doc titled, "Stop Making Sense". If you like the Talking Heads, you will most likely love the film. I loved this movie and that documentary.
Thank you for replying :) the documentary wasn't that one though, i'm not even into the talking heads but once i saw that picture of the club on the cd cover i thought, what a coincidence, i just saw this on a documentary, it was a guy saying he was passing by and the vibes comming from that club were incredible, then he showed that same picture that's on the cd the boy gave the girl in this movie.
shareOh I see now, I believe that was Sean Penn's fictitious band's bootleg album of their gig at the same club. Cheyenne gives the boy the album to give to the girl to impress her.
shareexactly! but the picture on the album cover really does exist and the name on top is not Cheyenne, dam i don't know why, but i just need to find this
shareOk. This almost made me stop watching the movie, and I can't believe it is happening on this thread. Talking Heads released an album called "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads" IT IS NOT THE TALKING HEADS! Do you also refer to U2 as the U2? I was shocked that David Byrne let that go. Wish I knew why. Any thoughta from someone who knows the name of this band?
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While some bands have "The" in their name, like "The Beatles", I think it's just something that is habitual in the English language. When a band is named with a plural noun, it is nearly automatic to place "the" before it when we converse. In other words it's not "The Talking Heads", but the "Talking Heads".
So if U2 was plural, people would likely say "the U2s". Much like The B52s and The Go-Go's (who incorporate "the"), it just happens instinctively.
David Byrne probably just let it go, since he's older now and it's really not a serious issue. There's the old saying, "know your battles" and he's likely happy that people just talk about the band...with or without "The". :)
Lulu, stop making sense
Love's turned to lust and blood's turned to dust in my heart.
Was the "the" really enough to make you almost stop watching this film, and if so, is the problem with this film or perhaps closer to home?
That "the" affectation is one of the more annoying aspects of what used to be called alternative or modern rock, but it's been so ingrained in me that I was also surprised to hear "the" before Talking Heads. On the other hand, this is a film about pushing buttons, including the ones I see as trivial. At least there were no references to Eurythmics.
Yes, it was almost the straw that broke the camel's back. I am a big fan of Sean Penn, and David Byrne and films that challenge. However, the Cheyenne character was so affected and so "unreal", it was hard for me to buy the premise or feel a connection to him, generally good reasons for staying engaged in a film. When he jumps from one scene that clearly paints him as closely involved with David Byrne early in his career, then mentions "the" Talking Heads, I tapped out...done. It was only because I was home with the grippe that made me revisit and finish the film. I didn't regret watching the rest of the film, definitely better than a stick in the eye, I suppose.
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