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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)

NR ★ 8.4/10 102 min Documentary, Music United States English
Director: AJ Schnack
Streaming: Not available

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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.

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John Flansburgh
John Flansburgh Self
John Linnell
John Linnell Self
Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell Self
Michael Azerrad Self
Ira Glass
Ira Glass Self
Adam Bernstein
Adam Bernstein Self
Frank Black
Frank Black Self
Robert Krulwich Self

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