Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
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Daniel Johnston | ... | Himself |
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Laurie Allen | ... | Herself |
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Brian Beattie | ... | Himself |
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David Fair | ... | Himself |
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Jad Fair | ... | Himself |
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Don Goede | ... | Himself |
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Sally Johnston Reid | ... | Herself |
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Bill Johnston | ... | Himself |
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Dick Johnston | ... | Himself |
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Mabel Johnston | ... | Herself |
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Margie Johnston | ... | Herself |
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Ken Lieck | ... | Himself |
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Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
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the beatles | new york city | manhattan new york city | mental hospital | west virginia |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 May 2006 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$23,192, 2 April 2006Gross USA:
$332,261, 13 August 2006Company Credits
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Written by Daniel Johnston
Performed by Daniel Johnston
Published by Eternal Yip Eye Music (BMI)
Administered by BUG Music Publishing
Courtesy of Daniel Johnston
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Peek a BooWritten by Daniel Johnston
Performed by Daniel Johnston
Published by Eternal Yip Eye Music (BMI)
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Surely this is the most moving piece of film about not just a musician but also a portrait of someone who suffers, copes and lives with depression. Cut together with home movies, family photos, concert footage and interviews old and new it tells the extraordinary life of this very talented but tortured artist. There has always been a link between madness and creativity; artists are slightly different, outsiders, free thinkers, they must be a bit mad to make the work they do. But the story of Daniel is one of actual mania, real madness, deep depression and an immense body of work from, films to music to paintings and sketches. It tells it like it is, it shows him at all times falling apart, going in and out of mental hospitals and still working prolifically. The interviews with his parents are very moving as they at times are reduced to tears and lost for words. Seeing Daniel now how he is as apposed to how he was is also a lump in the throat moment. He sits hunched over his piano, staring into space, banging out song after song and smoking cigarette after cigarette it is heartbreakingly fascinating. But putting his mental health to one side for the moment lets focus on the work, Daniel has amassed literally thousands of tapes full of songs and spoken word, he used to make so many films and has an equally large collection of drawings and art. This amount of work is what makes this documentary so good. You can tell the whole story when it has been so well documented like this from the very beginning right up to the present day every part of Daniels journey is either on tape or film whether it was documented by himself or the likes of MTV. So this portrayal is fascinating, heart-warming and sad but it shows the real genius behind Daniels music that has not only sold records on its own merit but has been covered by over 150 of the worlds top recording artists. If you don't know about Daniel Johnston isn't it about time you found out?