Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Director: Kirsten Johnson
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Richard Johnson as Self |
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Kirsten Johnson as Self |
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Isla Sierck as Self |
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Jed Sierck as Self |
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Felix Torres as Self |
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Viva Torres as Self |
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Raymond Damazo as Self |
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Michael Hilow as Self |
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Michael Melton as Self |
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Joanne Reiner Tucker as Self |
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Ken Tucker as Self |
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Laurie McEwan as Self |
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Lyn Schildwachter as Self |
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Julie Tilton as Self |
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Ira Sachs as Self |
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Boris Torres as Self |
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Joyce Fogel as Self |
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Lolita Hirst as Self |
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Kirk Johnson as Self |
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Marta Bida as Self |
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Simona Vuletic as Self |
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Chase DeForest as Self |
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Catherine Joy Johnson as Self |
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Brett Eidman as Dick Johnson Double |
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Michael Fatica as Dick Johnson Dancer |
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Mary Page Nance as Katie Jo Dancer |
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Fredi Bernstein as Katie Jo Double |
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Ana Hoffman as Singer |
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Vasthy Mompoint as Singer |
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Nicole Tio as Singer |
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Adi Gonzalez as Frida Kahlo |
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Dexter Buell as Sigmund Freud |
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Kevin Loreque as Buster Keaton |
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Morgan Green as Billie Holiday |
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Ahsan Ali as Jesus / Bruce Lee |
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Samantha Everette Clowes as Farrah Fawcett |
| Camera | Hunter Zimny | Grip |
| Camera | Nadia Hallgren | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Rick Siegel | Additional Photography |
| Camera | John Russell foster | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Martina Radwan | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Andre Lambertson | Additional Photography |
| Camera | John Wakayama Carey | Director of Photography |
| Art | Gabriella A. Moses | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Drake Roy | Sound |
| Sound | Hitomi Shimizu | Music |
| Production | Jason Spingarn-Koff | Executive Producer |
| Crew | John Foster | Cinematography |
| Sound | Pete Horner | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tara Carrara | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dawn Tunnell | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Markus Kirschner | Production Design |
| Crew | J.P. Wakayama | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Akemi Hart | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kirsten Johnson | Director |
| Production | Marilyn Ness | Producer |
| Writing | Nels Bangerter | Writer |
| Writing | Kirsten Johnson | Writer |
| Production | Katy Chevigny | Producer |
| Editing | Nels Bangerter | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Mellette | Costume Design |
| Art | Nathan Fisher | Production Design |
| Crew | Carlos Conceição | Thanks |
| Production | Maureen A. Ryan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Simon Mendes | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jane Ji | Art Direction |
| Art | John Lavin | Art Direction |
| Production | Megan Ellison | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Michael Hilow | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Kirsten Johnson | Producer |
| Camera | Kirsten Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Doug Bernheim | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Holly Popowski | Production Accountant |
| Production | Joshua R. Troxler | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Arielle Davis | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Judy Karp | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Sarah Seulki Oh | Production Manager |
| Sound | Eric Milano | ADR Mixer |