
Film
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003 · 1h 42m · Documentary · Music
- IMDb
- 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82%
- Metacritic
- 64
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Overview
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.
Cast

John Flansburgh
Self

John Linnell
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Sarah Vowell
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Michael Azerrad
Self

Ira Glass
Self

Adam Bernstein
Self

Frank Black
Self
Robert Krulwich
Self
Syd Straw
Self

Joe Franklin
Self

Mark Hoppus
Self

Dave Eggers
Self

Josh Kornbluth
Self

Linwood Boomer
Self
Jake Fogelnest
Self

Conan O'Brien
Self
Crew
- AJ SchnackDirector
- Shirley MoyersProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 23, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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