The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

7.7/10 • 110 min • Documentary Music

Overview

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

Cast

Daniel Johnston

Self

Gibby Haynes

David Fair

Jad Fair

Thurston Moore

Louis Black

Self

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