Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003 1h 42m EN

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8.4

BANGER

★8.4TMDB · 10

DocumentaryMusic

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

John Flansburgh
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John Linnell
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Sarah Vowell
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Michael Azerrad
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Ira Glass
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Adam Bernstein
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Frank Black
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Robert Krulwich
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: AJ Schnack
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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John Flansburgh and John Linnell and Sarah Vowell carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0304081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

AJ Schnack directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3John Flansburgh and John Linnell and Sarah Vowell carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0304081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.