Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Born: January 22, 1961
Died: September 11, 2019
in Sacramento, California, USA
Daniel Dale Johnston was an American singer-songwriter and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities.

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Honey I Sure Miss You
Title: Honey I Sure Miss You
Character: Self (Archival Footage)
Released: September 11, 2020
Type: Movie
A tribute to the late Daniel Johnston featuring covers from 15 different artists, released for the one year anniversary of the death of Daniel Johnston.
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Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?
Title: Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?
Character: Himself
Released: November 11, 2015
Type: Movie
Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
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I.R.S. Records Presents The Best of The Cutting Edge Volumes I & II
Title: I.R.S. Records Presents The Best of The Cutting Edge Volumes I & II
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
The Cutting Edge first aired in 1983 (a precursor to 120 minutes) on MTV providing viewers with a rare opportunity to intimately voyage the sounds, thoughts, work spaces and living quarters of the most interesting artists on the cutting edge of music. Host Peter Zaremba (of the fabulous Fleshtones) added levity with his wit and love of music and musicians. Artists features in this compilation include R.E.M., Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Waits, The Blasters, Stan Ridgeway, Husker Du, X, The Alarm, The Fleshtones, Hoodoo Gurus, Jonathan Richman, The Smithereens, The DB's, Let's Active; also bonus appearances by Henry Rollins and Willie Dixon.
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All Tomorrow's Parties
Title: All Tomorrow's Parties
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2009
Type: Movie
All Tomorrow's Parties is a 2009 documentary film directed by All Tomorrow's People and Jonathan Caouette covering the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival. Described as a "post-punk DIY bricolage", the film was created using footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the events themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone. All Tomorrow's People is a name representing the contributions of these attendees.
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Abraham Obama
Title: Abraham Obama
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 2009
Type: Movie
Artist Ron English travels across the country illegally putting up artwork of President Obama and Abraham Lincoln merged together.
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The Angel and Daniel Johnston: Live at the Union Chapel
Title: The Angel and Daniel Johnston: Live at the Union Chapel
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: Movie
A professional video production of the July 2007 performance of Daniel Johnston at Union Chapel in London.
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Title: The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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King Kong
Title: King Kong
Character: Protagonist
Released: July 18, 2001
Type: Movie
Singer and musician Daniel Johnston sits on a bench in a park and recites or reads or sings a text, while kids are either running around or trying to understand what is going on.
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My Dinner With Daniel
Title: My Dinner With Daniel
Character: Self
Released: August 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Shot in 1988 at the home of Half Japanese co-founder David Fair. Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair, Susan Fair, David Fair and Charles Brohawn (The Tinklers) all participate, after Daniel's arrival and a taco dinner prepared by David. Daniel performs some of his classic material, including the astonishing "Don't Play Cards with Satan".
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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Title: It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A nameless young man travels the country by bus and train, visiting friends and making new ones, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to mundane activities.
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Woodshock
Title: Woodshock
Character: Himself
Released: June 30, 1985
Type: Movie
It's just a simple stretch of interviews and images capturing the people who camp out, dope up, drink up, sometimes get naked, and jump into a nearby waterfall, whilst listening to musicians like Daniel Johnston.
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It Was An Axe-ident
Title: It Was An Axe-ident
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
From 1978 a written and directed short film by Daniel Johnston starring his father, Bill Johnston.
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It Must Be Monday
Title: It Must Be Monday
Character: Daniel Johnston
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
One of Daniel Johnston's short films made as a teenager.
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It Must Be Monday
Title: It Must Be Monday
Character: Ms. Johnston
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
One of Daniel Johnston's short films made as a teenager.