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Loved Gigantic moreCast
(Credited cast)| John Flansburgh | ... | Himself | |
| John Linnell | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gina Arnold | ... | Herself | |
| Michael Azerrad | ... | Himself | |
| Adam Bernstein | ... | Himself | |
| David Bither | ... | Himself | |
| Frank Black | ... | Himself | |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Himself | |
| Brian Cohen | ... | Himself | |
| Patrick Dillett | ... | Himself (as Pat Dillett) | |
| Sue Drew | ... | Herself | |
| Dave Eggers | ... | Himself | |
| Jake Fogelnest | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Franklin | ... | Himself | |
| Janeane Garofalo | ... | Herself | |
| Ira Glass | ... | Himself | |
| Jonathan Gregg | ... | Himself | |
| Dan Hickey | ... | Himself (Drums) | |
| Kurt Hoffman | ... | Himself | |
| Mark Hoppus | ... | Himself | |
| Al Houghton | ... | Himself | |
| John Houlihan | ... | Himself | |
| William Ingoglia | |||
| Mike Kelly | ... | Himself | |
| Jamie Lincoln Kitman | ... | Himself (as Jamie Kitman) | |
| Josh Kornbluth | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Krauss | ... | Himself | |
| Robert Krulwich | ... | Himself | |
| Michael McKean | ... | Himself | |
| Dan Miller | ... | Himself (Guitar) | |
| Glenn Morrow | ... | Himself | |
| Alex Noyes | ... | Himself | |
| Conan O'Brien | ... | Himself | |
| Annette O'Toole | ... | Herself (voice) | |
| Gary Ray | ... | Himself | |
| Andy Richter | ... | Himself | |
| Raoul Rosenberg | ... | Himself | |
| Harry Shearer | ... | Himself | |
| Paul Simon | ... | Himself | |
| Michael Small | ... | Himself | |
| Jim Stabile | ... | Himself | |
| Jon Stewart | ... | Himself | |
| Syd Straw | ... | Herself | |
| They Might Be Giants | ... | Themselves | |
| Sarah Vowell | ... | Herself | |
| Danny Weinkauf | ... | Himself (Bass) | |
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Annette O'Toole narrates a letter in the film during one of the film's "history" sequences, and did the research herself. She had been out of town filming "Smallville" (2001) when the director came to film her husband, Michael McKean. moreQuotes:
Ira Glass: How sad for them that they're actually in the band. And so for them to hear that sound they actually have to make it themselves. moreSoundtrack:
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I am a TMBG fan, so take this review with a grain of salt, but I found the previous diatribe about this fine and amusing documentary repugnant and wanted to offer an alternative to the slam posted by littlesiddie.
To say that TMBG's career is 'flagging' is simply ignorant, as the documentary itself points out many instances of their music being used in contemporary circumstances, such as 'Malcolm in the Middle' and the PBS specials.
TMBG are witty and on point most of the time. The movie reflects this. Their music continues to be high quality after twenty years, and they are still quite entertaining. The documentary gives a lot of background info for TMBG fans which fills the void of history for those of us who came across them later, yet still stands on its own as a documentary for those who are unfamiliar with their work.
The movie, as a whole, is entertaining for fans, and enticing for novices. I would suspect that many of those who have not been exposed to this group may wish to purchase their music after being exposed to them on the screen.
Of course, if one is a dolt, or otherwise slow-witted, this movie will be somewhat tedious, as most of the higher humor will go right over the viewers' head. On the other hand, for those with higher linguistic skills who appreciate puns and other plays on words, this will be a wonderful introduction to an amazingly talented band which has delighted fans for the last twenty years with a sly and sharp sense of the absurd.
I would recommend this movie to almost anyone. The worst that might happen is that (like littlesiddie) they just won't get it.