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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

  • 20022002
  • 1h 42m
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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)
  • Documentary
  • Music
Documentary about the music group They Might Be Giants.Documentary about the music group They Might Be Giants.Documentary about the music group They Might Be Giants.
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  • Director
    • AJ Schnack
  • Stars
    • John Flansburgh
    • John Linnell
    • Gina Arnold
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  • Director
    • AJ Schnack
  • Stars
    • John Flansburgh
    • John Linnell
    • Gina Arnold
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    • 24User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    John Flansburgh
    John Flansburgh
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    John Linnell
    John Linnell
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    Gina Arnold
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    Michael Azerrad
    • Selfas Self
    Adam Bernstein
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    David Bither
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    Frank Black
    Frank Black
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    Linwood Boomer
    Linwood Boomer
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    Brian Cohen
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    Patrick Dillett
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    • (as Pat Dillett)
    Sue Drew
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    Dave Eggers
    Dave Eggers
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    Jake Fogelnest
    Jake Fogelnest
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    Joe Franklin
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    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
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    Ira Glass
    Ira Glass
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    Jonathan Gregg
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    Dan Hickey
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      • AJ Schnack
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    Gigantic is the story of They Might Be Giants, a unique musical group centered on John Flansburgh and John Linnell. We're introduced to the duo's lyrical and melodic craft when, for example, well-known actors recite Giants lyrics, underscoring the dark words often coupled with bright tunes. We also catch a glimpse of the band's ideas about performance from the blend of footage from concerts, television, music videos, and other media. Running through the whole film is a portrayal of the Johns' friendship and ultimately, their view of the world, which we see in interviews with the Giants themselves, their colleagues, and their fans. —Andy Zimolzak <zimolzak@jcisd.k12.mi.us>
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    • Trivia
      The documentary shows They Might Be Giants holding a release party for their CD "Mink Car" at a New York City Tower Records store. Left unstated is that this party took place at midnight on September 11th, 2001, slightly less than nine hours before the attacks on the World Trade Center several miles away.
    • Quotes

      John Linnell: We ARE the shitty Beatles.

    • Connections
      Features The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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      Ana Ng
      Written by John Linnell and John Flansburgh

      Performed by They Might Be Giants

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    A great film
    Ignore the comments about this being boring. This is a documentary and I suspect that they find all documentaries uninteresting. I know several people who saw this movie, own no TMBG albums, and are now big fans.

    This film repeatedly made an audience of a few hundred laugh and inspired me to dig out some of my old tapes. The interviews are far more insightful than the usual rockumentary and leave you feeling like you'd like to hang out with those guys.

    Some material is taken from a This American Life piece on the band. If you don't get a chance to see the film, at least listen to the 15 minute interview on ThisAmericanLife.org.
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    • Aug 14, 2003

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • They Might Be Giants Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гиганты: История двух Джонов
    • Production company
      • Bonfire Films of America
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $160,621
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,411
      • May 26, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,621
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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