Bill Johnston, Daniel Johnston, Jeff Tartakov
The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a stunning portrait of a musical genius that nearly slipped away. It depicts a perfect example of brilliance and madness going hand in hand. Because Daniel Johnston is...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2006
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October 30, 2007Very interesting, I for one have been listening to his music for about a year. I saw a preview for this movie and decided to check him out. He is a very talented musician but he has a lot of demons. Makes me wonder how popular he would be if he had never started taking acid, h...( read more)
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May 9, 2007Incredibly interesting, well done documentary about an incredibly interesting individual called Daniel Johnston - an underground songwriter who has become an icon in certain circles, and experienced a bevy of mental problems in his life (having been institutionalized several time...( read more)
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April 27, 2006More entertainging if you know a little about Daniel's music and his amazing writing abilities. His songs played by other great artists (Wilco, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, etc.) are really good. Too bad the guy is a total psycho. Will be much better as a rental. It is a bit to...( read more)
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November 15, 2009This was a good movie. Thought it was a kinda sad story though. Daniel is a good musican and should be world famous. I need to get a cd of his.
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August 12, 2009lun documental de un ser comun con una vida extraordinaria mucho mas interesante que la gran mayoria veanla si pueden muy buena กกก
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May 26, 2009Oh, what an amazing artist Daniel Johnston is! His affective geniality exhales through Jeff Feurzeig's second effort. Great!
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February 16, 2009its OK but depressing and at times the guy is tottally crazy and weird
Critic Reviews
November 13, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
May 12, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
I found the documentary surprisingly diverting as a case study. full review
April 28, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
... an uncomfortably fascinating document of a man whose bipolar disorder and artistic ambitions are inextricably connected. full review
April 21, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
A searing, compassionate portrait of chronic mental illness. full review
April 14, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Regardless of how you feel about Johnston's art, The Devil and Daniel Johnston is worth seeing as a poignant portrait of a troubled life, still in the making. full review
April 14, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Jeff Feuerzeig, who won the best director award at Sundance 2005 for this film, has started with a subject who has filmed himself and been filmed by others for more than 20 years. full review
April 7, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Feuerzeig's film is as good a portrait of the artist as a beloved basket case as you'll see, but it's kept from greatness by the questions it refuses to ask itself. full review
March 31, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
As its title suggests, the picture is something of a ballad, an ode to an elusive character who's both quintessentially human and so outlandish he almost seems unreal. full review
March 31, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' is a documentary that will haunt you all
the way home, and into the night. full review
March 30, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's the way Feuerzeig walks with him on the line between creativity and madness that digs this haunting and hypnotic film into your memory. full review
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