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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

1h 50min

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.

Production Companies

Complex Corporation

This is that

Cast

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Self
Bill Johnston

Bill Johnston

Self
Margie Johnston

Margie Johnston

Self
Mabel Johnston

Mabel Johnston

Self
Jeff Tartakov

Jeff Tartakov

Self
Kathy McCarty

Kathy McCarty

Self
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston

Self
Laurie Allen

Laurie Allen

Self
Sally Johnston Reid

Sally Johnston Reid

Self
Gibby Haynes

Gibby Haynes

Self
Brian Beattie

Brian Beattie

Self
David Fair

David Fair

Self
Jad Fair

Jad Fair

Self
Jason Nightmare

Jason Nightmare

Self
Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Self
Louis Black

Louis Black

Self
Ken Lieck

Ken Lieck

Self
Don Goede

Don Goede

Self
John Pochna

John Pochna

Self
David Thornberry

David Thornberry

Self
Peter Zaremba

Peter Zaremba

Self
Matt Groening

Matt Groening

Self
Blair Sterrett

Blair Sterrett

Self
Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Self (Archival footage)
Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Self (Archival footage)
Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Self (Archival footage)

Release date

31st Mar 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English