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Release Date:
5 May 2006 (UK) morePlot:
Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love. | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Music: Review:Daniel Johnston: Is And Always Was (From The AV Club. 12 October 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Lowboy vs. Lost Boy: The Novel and Daniel Johnston
(From Vanity Fair. 23 September 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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fantastic study of mental illness, and our desire to romanticise more (34 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Daniel Johnston | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Laurie Allen | ... | Herself | |
| Brian Beattie | ... | Himself | |
| Louis Black | ... | Himself | |
| David Fair | ... | Himself | |
| Jad Fair | ... | Himself | |
| Don Goede | ... | Himself | |
| Matt Groening | ... | Himself | |
| Gibby Haynes | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Johnston | ... | Himself | |
| Dick Johnston | ... | Himself | |
| Mabel Johnston | ... | Herself | |
| Margie Johnston | ... | Herself | |
| Sally Johnston-Reid | ... | Herself | |
| Ken Lieck | ... | Himself | |
| Kathy McCarty | ... | Herself | |
| Freddie Mercury | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Thurston Moore | ... | Himself | |
| Jason Nightmare | ... | Himself | |
| John Pochna | ... | Himself | |
| Jeff Tartakov | ... | Himself | |
| David Thornberry | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Zaremba | ... | Himself | |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference.Parents Guide:
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110 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalFun Stuff
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Museum of Love moreFAQ
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I watched this knowing that I am not a big fan of the music of Daniel Johnston, but found it ceaselessly moving and fascinating. No just because of Daniel's unstoppable creativity and heartbreaking slump into ever increasing circles of mental illness, but because of the honesty of people around him. Saying that they were scared, that they just wanted him to go to hospital and get better, the truth... I really thought this film would be a bog standard "worship the romantic tortured genius" thing, but it actually gave you a really authentic feeling of how terrifying and uncontrollable mental illness truly is. Also, let's see more Daniel Johnston cartoons, the bit with the eye ball flying out of the head on the stack of comic books was absolute genius.