

The film was released by Cinecom Pictures, but it was commercially unsuccessful.Ī soundtrack album, which contained studio versions of some songs from the film, and live versions of others, was released concurrently with the film (see Home of the Brave (soundtrack)). Also, Barry Sonnenfeld, who was early in his movie-making career, receives an early film credit for operating second projection camera on this film. Burroughs (who famously briefly dances a slow tango with Anderson during one song), keyboardist Joy Askew, and percussionist David Van Tieghem. The film included appearances by guitarist Adrian Belew, author William S. The performances were filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, NJ, during the summer of 1985.

The film's full on-screen title is Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson. Home of the Brave is a 1986 American concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson.
