The Devil and Daniel Johnston
- January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance)
- March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31) (United States)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about American musician Daniel Johnston.
Summary
It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. The film was directed by Jeff Feuerzeig and produced by Henry S. Rosenthal.[2]
Reception
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 110 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Whether you think this mentally ill cult musician is worthy of being called a "genius," this document of his life is crafted with sincere respect and is fascinating to watch."[3] On Metacritic the film has a score of 77 out of 100, based on reviews from 33 critics.[4]
Awards
The film won the Documentary Directing Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Home media
It is available on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, which includes a supplemental feature documenting the reunion between Johnston and his long-time obsession and muse, Laurie Allen. A manufacture on demand Blu-ray was released through Sony's Choice Collection on October 19, 2016.[5]
References
- ^ "The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Production Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-09.. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ The Devil and Daniel Johnston at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". TiVo Corporation. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston at IMDb
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Songs of Pain
- Don't Be Scared
- The What of Whom
- More Songs of Pain
- Yip/Jump Music
- Hi, How Are You
- Retired Boxer
- Respect
- Continued Story with Texas Instruments
- Merry Christmas
- It's Spooky (with Jad Fair)
- 1990
- Artistic Vice
- Fun
- Rejected Unknown
- Fear Yourself
- Freak Brain
- Lost and Found
- Is and Always Was
- Beam Me Up!
- Space Ducks: Soundtrack
- Big Big World
- Laurie
- "Walking the Cow"
- Live at SXSW
- Frankenstein Love
- Why Me?
- Dead Dog's Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston
- The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston
- The Angel and Daniel Johnston: Live at the Union Chapel
- Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?
- Hi, How Are You (video game)