Movie

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003★ 8.4 · 101h 42mDocumentaryMusic

Overview

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—would stand at the forefront of a burgeoning East Village NYC performance art scene as well as the college music revolution of the late 1980s. Filmed in 2001, ‘Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)’ is the acclaimed true story, tracing their independent and sometimes hilarious path through two decades in the pop music wilderness. From their legendary Dial-a-Song answering machine, to their Grammy Award-winning theme song for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, fans and friends gather to tell the oral history of Brooklyn's finest alternative rock band.

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Cast

Annette O'Toole
as Self - voice

Michael McKean
as Self

Andy Richter
as Self

Conan O'Brien
as Self

Janeane Garofalo
as Self

Jon Stewart
as self (archival)

Harry Shearer
as Self

Adam Bernstein
as Self

Linwood Boomer
as Self

Jake Fogelnest
as Self

Sarah Vowell
as Self

Dave Eggers
as Self