The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006•PG-13•1h 50m•7.7•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Jeff Feuerzeig
Writer
Jeff Feuerzeig
Languages
English
Studio
Complex Corporation
Cast
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
Production
Company
Complex Corporation
Company
This is that
Producer
Henry S. Rosenthal
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