The Devil and Daniel Johnston

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.

Movie details

Release date

2006

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

Jeff Feuerzeig

Production

Complex Corporation, This is that

Cast

Daniel Johnston

Self

B

Bill Johnston

Self

M

Margie Johnston

Self

M

Mabel Johnston

Self

J

Jeff Tartakov

Self

K

Kathy McCarty

Self