Jerry Harrison

Acting

Jerry Harrison

Born 1949-02-21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jeremiah Griffin Harrison is an American songwriter, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He achieved fame as the keyboardist and guitarist for the new wave band Talking Heads and as an original member of the Modern Lovers.

Acting credits

Stop Making Sense poster
8.3

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.

Stop Making Sense

1984

The Darwin Awards poster
5.5

After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.

The Darwin Awards

2007

True Stories poster
6.7

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

True Stories

1986

The Blank Generation poster
6.0

The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, Miamis, Harry Toledo, and the Tuff Darts (w/Robert Gordon).

The Blank Generation

1976

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents poster
6.7

Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents…a story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. They always perform wearing masks and costumes, which is part of their magic. At its heart, this story is about perseverance and chasing your dream. The Residents never caved to convention. They never compromised. They’ve followed their muse for decades and thousands of fans have hung on for the ride. Along the way they’ve also inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice.

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2015

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth poster
6.0

The life and the sound of Bernie Worrell, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and a touring member of Talking Heads in the 1980s.

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

2005

Talking Heads - Chronology poster
5.0

Chronology pulls together live performances from across Talking Heads' career. It starts with their earliest days at CBGB and The Kitchen in New York City in the mid-seventies, through their breakthrough years in the late seventies and on to global success in the eighties. They completed their last tour in 1983 although they would continue to make very successful albums throughout the eighties before officially breaking up in 1991. The DVD concludes with their "reunion" performance of "Life During Wartime" on their induction into the Rock `n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002.

Talking Heads - Chronology

2011

Talking Heads: Live in Rome poster
6.3

On December 18, 1980, the American rock band Talking Heads, with guest guitarist Adrian Belew, delivered a fantastic performance at Palaeur Arena in Rome that was filmed for broadcast on Italian TV. Taking place just two months after the release of Remain In Light, that night’s set was heavy on material from that album such as Born Under Punches, Crosseyed and Painless and The Great Curve.

Talking Heads: Live in Rome

1980

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant poster
7.8

A compilation of the music videos produced by the band Talking Heads, interspersed with various everyday people telling anecdotes about their lives.

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988

Talking Heads: 77 poster
NR

Talking Heads: 77 is the debut studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on September 16, 1977, by Sire Records. The recording took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. The single "Psycho Killer" reached No. 92 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival poster
NR

Talking Heads perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 1982. Originally broadcast on Swiss TV and radio.

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

1982

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime poster
NR

In 1984, David Byrne put together a TV special on the Talking Heads for U.K. TV’s Channel 4, a 68-minute mix of live material filmed at Wembley Arena, interviews with the band, TV news clips, commercials and other various bits of found footage and sound.

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

1984

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre poster
9.0

Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing their legendary Remain in Light set at Passiac, New Jersey's Capitol Theatre on November 4, 1980.

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

1980

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert poster
9.0

Adrian Belew augments the band on this 50-minute performance from the Westfalenhalle, in Dortmund, Germany, on December 20th, 1980, for the Rockpop TV show. Set List: Psycho Killer Cities I Zimbra Once In A Lifetime Animals Crosseyed And Painless Life During Wartime The Great Curve

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

1981

Behind the camera