★7.7(148)·2006·1h 50m·Released·Documentary · Music
This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
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Cast & Crew
Daniel Johnston
Self
Bill Johnston
Self
Margie Johnston
Self
Mabel Johnston
Self
Jeff Tartakov
Self
Kathy McCarty
Self
Dick Johnston
Self
Laurie Allen
Self
Sally Johnston Reid
Self
Gibby Haynes
Self
Brian Beattie
Self
David Fair
Self
Jad Fair
Self
Jason Nightmare
Self
Thurston Moore
Self
Louis Black
Self
Ken Lieck
Self
Don Goede
Self
John Pochna
Self
David Thornberry
Self
Peter Zaremba
Self
Matt Groening
Self
Blair Sterrett
Self
Kurt Cobain
Self (Archival footage)
Story & Production Details
DirectorJeff Feuerzeig
Release DateMar 31, 2006
Original Languageen
ProductionComplex Corporation · This is that
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