Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
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.
Director: AJ Schnack
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John Flansburgh as Self |
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John Linnell as Self |
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Sarah Vowell as Self |
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Michael Azerrad as Self |
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Ira Glass as Self |
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Adam Bernstein as Self |
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Frank Black as Self |
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Robert Krulwich as Self |
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Syd Straw as Self |
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Joe Franklin as Self |
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Mark Hoppus as Self |
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Dave Eggers as Self |
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Josh Kornbluth as Self |
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Linwood Boomer as Self |
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Jake Fogelnest as Self |
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Conan O'Brien as Self |
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Adam Schlesinger as Self |
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Janeane Garofalo as Self |
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Michael McKean as Self |
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Harry Shearer as Self |
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Annette O'Toole as Self - voice |
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Andy Richter as Self |
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Paul Simon as Self |
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Jon Stewart as self (archival) |
| Directing | AJ Schnack | Director |
| Production | Shirley Moyers | Producer |
