Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)

Directed by AJ Schnack

Documentary, Music · 1h 42m

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

John Flansburgh Self John Linnell Self Sarah Vowell Self
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Michael Azerrad Self Ira Glass Self Adam Bernstein Self Frank Black Self
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Robert Krulwich Self
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Syd Straw Self Joe Franklin Self Mark Hoppus Self Dave Eggers Self

Crew

Director
AJ Schnack
Producer
Shirley Moyers

Details

Release date
2003-05-23
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Plexifilm, Cowboy Pictures