The Devil and Daniel Johnston
80
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
2006 · Movie · 1h 50m · PG-13
The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 84% of the 467 2000s documentary movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic77/100
147 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeff FeuerzeigDirector
- Jeff FeuerzeigWriter
Cast
- Daniel JohnstonSelf
- Bill JohnstonSelf
- Margie JohnstonSelf
- Mabel JohnstonSelf
- Jeff TartakovSelf
- Kathy McCartySelf
- Dick JohnstonSelf
- Laurie AllenSelf
- Sally Johnston ReidSelf
- Gibby HaynesSelf
- Brian BeattieSelf
- David FairSelf
Stills
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Themes
west virginiainfatuationcharacter studymusic documentary