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Dick Johnson Is Dead

  • 20202020
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.9K
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A lifetime of making documentaries has convinced award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson of the power of the real. But now she’s ready to use every escapist movie-making trick in the book - staging inventive and fantastical ways for her 86-year-old psychiatrist father to die while hoping that cinema might help her bend time, laugh at pain and keep her father alive forever. The darkly funny and wildly imaginative DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD is a love letter from a daughter to a father, creatively blending fact and fiction to create a celebratory exploration of how movies give us the tools to grapple with life’s profundity. DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD was filmed, produced and directed by Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson), produced by Katy Chevigny and Marilyn Ness, co-produced by Maureen A. Ryan and executive produced by Megan Ellison.
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A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.
IMDb RATING
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6.9K
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    • Kirsten Johnson
    • Nels Bangerter
    • Kirsten Johnson
  • Stars
    • Michael Hilow
    • Ana Hoffman
    • Dick Johnson
    • Kirsten Johnson
    • Nels Bangerter
    • Kirsten Johnson
  • Stars
    • Michael Hilow
    • Ana Hoffman
    • Dick Johnson
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    • 30User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Michael Hilow
    Michael Hilow
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    Ana Hoffman
    Ana Hoffman
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    Dick Johnson
    Dick Johnson
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    Kirsten Johnson
    Kirsten Johnson
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    Chad Knorr
    Chad Knorr
    • Construction worker
    Kevin Loreque
    Kevin Loreque
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    Vasthy Mompoint
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    Mary Page Nance
    Mary Page Nance
    • Katie Jo
    Ira Sachs
    Ira Sachs
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    Nicole Tio
    Nicole Tio
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      • Kirsten Johnson
      • Nels Bangerter
      • Kirsten Johnson
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    • Trivia
      When Kirsten Johnson pitched the idea to her father, she asked him, "Dad, what if we make a movie where we kill you over and over again until you really die? And he laughed".
    • Connections
      Features Nova: Day the Dinosaurs Died (2017)
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      Gloria in Excelsis Deo
      Written by Antonio Vivaldi (as Antonio Lucio Vivaldi)

      Arranged by Andrea Montepaone

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    8/10
    Death has never been so funny
    To help her dad (and herself) cope with his declining health and eventual death, a woman stages fake accidents that kill her father. They're all fake, of course. They play to laughs, and inspire the title of the film, but they're really only a small aspect of the film on the whole. The story mostly focuses on their relationship and shows how special Dick Johnson is as a father, a grandfather, and a human being. He is lovable, hilarious, and perpetually happy. Everyone loves this man. You'll love him too. And you'll love this movie. It's an incredibly nuanced and intelligent examination of death, but it wisely disguises itself as a comedy so viewers can watch without openly weeping the entire time. In the end, you'll still cry, but you'll smile too.
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    • Mar 14, 2020

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2020 (United States)
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      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Big Mouth Productions
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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