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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003-1h 42min
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8.2 / 10 9

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—would stand at the forefront of a burgeoning East Village NYC performance art scene as well as the college music revolution of the late 1980s. Filmed in 2001, ‘Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)’ is the acclaimed true story, tracing their independent and sometimes hilarious path through two decades in the pop music wilderness. From their legendary Dial-a-Song answering machine, to their Grammy Award-winning theme song for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, fans and friends gather to tell the oral history of Brooklyn's finest alternative rock band.

Directed by AJ Schnack

Writers

Stars John Flansburgh John Linnell Frank Black

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Cast

John Flansburgh's picture in the cast

John Flansburgh

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John Linnell's picture in the cast

John Linnell

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Frank Black's picture in the cast

Frank Black

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Joe Franklin's picture in the cast

Joe Franklin

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Janeane Garofalo's picture in the cast

Janeane Garofalo

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Ira Glass's picture in the cast

Ira Glass

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Mark Hoppus's picture in the cast

Mark Hoppus

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Michael McKean's picture in the cast

Michael McKean

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Conan O'Brien's picture in the cast

Conan O'Brien

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Andy Richter's picture in the cast

Andy Richter

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Harry Shearer's picture in the cast

Harry Shearer

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Sarah Vowell's picture in the cast

Sarah Vowell

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