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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Documentary | Music

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

AJ Schnack

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $6,411 (USA) (26 May 2003)

Gross: $160,621 (USA) (5 October 2003)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Flansburgh

Himself

John Linnell

Himself

Gina Arnold

Herself

Michael Azerrad

Himself

Adam Bernstein

Himself

David Bither

Himself

Frank Black

Himself

Linwood Boomer

Himself

Brian Cohen

Himself

Patrick Dillett

Himself (as Pat Dillett)

Sue Drew

Herself

Dave Eggers

Himself

Jake Fogelnest

Himself

Joe Franklin

Himself

Janeane Garofalo

Herself

Ira Glass

Himself

Jonathan Gregg

Himself

Dan Hickey

Himself (Drums)

Kurt Hoffman

Himself

Mark Hoppus

Himself

Al Houghton

Himself

John Houlihan

Himself

William Ingoglia

Mike Kelly

Himself

Jamie Lincoln Kitman

Himself (as Jamie Kitman)

Josh Kornbluth

Himself

Bill Krauss

Himself

Robert Krulwich

Himself

Michael McKean

Himself

Dan Miller

Himself (Guitar)

Glenn Morrow

Himself

Alex Noyes

Himself

Conan O'Brien

Himself

Annette O'Toole

Herself (voice)

Gary Ray

Himself

Andy Richter

Himself

Raoul Rosenberg

Himself

Harry Shearer

Himself

Paul Simon

Himself

Michael Small

Himself

Jim Stabile

Himself

Jon Stewart

Himself

Syd Straw

Herself

They Might Be Giants

Themselves

Sarah Vowell

Herself

Danny Weinkauf

Himself (Bass)

Ben Hauck

Himself (uncredited)

Matt Hyland

Himself (uncredited)

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Trivia

Annette O'Toole narrates a letter in the film during one of the film's "history" sequences, and did the research herself. She had been out of town filming Smallville (2001) when the director came to film her husband, Michael McKean.

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The documentary shows They Might Be Giants holding a release party for their CD "Mink Car" at a New York City Tower Records store. Left unstated is that this party took place at midnight on September 11th, 2001, slightly less than nine hours before the attacks on the World Trade Center several miles away.

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Quotes

John Linnell: [about "Flood"] A lot of albums these days have ten or less songs on them, and that pisses us off. This new album of ours has nineteen songs. That's why ours is better.

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Ira Glass: How sad for them that they're actually in the band. And so for them to hear that sound they actually have to make it themselves.

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John Linnell: We ARE the shitty Beatles.

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