Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)
102 min
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.
- Release date
- May 23, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- John Flansburgh, John Linnell
Trailer
Cast
- John Flansburgh as Self
- John Linnell as Self
- Gina Arnold as Self
- Michael Azerrad as Self
- Adam Bernstein as Self
- David Bither as Self
- Frank Black as Self
- Linwood Boomer as Self
- Brian Cohen as Self
- Patrick Dillett as Self
Crew
- AJ Schnack · Director
- Shirley Moyers · Producer
- John Flansburgh · Composer
- John Linnell · Composer
- Yon Thomas · Cinematographer
- Jason Kool · Editor
- Alisa Lipsitt · Editor