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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006★ 7.7 · 1401h 50mDocumentaryMusic

Overview

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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Woody Allen
as Self (Archival footage)

Matt Groening
as Self

Kurt Cobain
as Self (Archival footage)

Brian Wilson
as Self (Archival footage)

Thurston Moore
as Self

Gibby Haynes
as Self

Louis Black
as Self

Daniel Johnston
as Self

David Fair
as Self

Margie Johnston
as Self

Jad Fair
as Self

Dick Johnston
as Self

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Release date: 2006-03-31

Runtime: 1h 50m

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