The Devil and Daniel Johnston

March. 31,2006      PG-13
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Daniel Johnston as  Self
Gibby Haynes as  Self
David Fair as  Self
Jad Fair as  Self
Thurston Moore as  Self
Louis Black as  Self

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