Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Documentary
Music
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.
2003-05-23
en
Cast
Director
AJ Schnack
John Flansburgh as Self
John Linnell as Self
Sarah Vowell as Self
Ira Glass as Self
Adam Bernstein as Self
Frank Black as Self
Joe Franklin as Self
Mark Hoppus as Self
Dave Eggers as Self
Josh Kornbluth as Self
Linwood Boomer as Self
Conan O'Brien as Self
Janeane Garofalo as Self
Michael McKean as Self
Harry Shearer as Self
Annette O'Toole as Self - voice
Andy Richter as Self
Jon Stewart as self (archival)