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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

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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.

Date: 05/23/2003
Rating: 8.5
Cast: John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Frank Black, Joe Franklin, Janeane Garofalo, Ira Glass, Mark Hoppus, Michael McKean, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Harry Shearer, Jon Stewart, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, Robert Krulwich, Syd Straw, Linwood Boomer

John Flansburgh as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) John Flansburgh

John Linnell as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) John Linnell

Frank Black as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Frank Black

Joe Franklin as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Joe Franklin

Janeane Garofalo as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Janeane Garofalo

Ira Glass as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Ira Glass

Mark Hoppus as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Mark Hoppus

Michael McKean as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Michael McKean

Conan O'Brien as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Conan O'Brien

Andy Richter as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Andy Richter

Harry Shearer as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Harry Shearer

Jon Stewart as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Jon Stewart

Sarah Vowell as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Sarah Vowell

Dave Eggers as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Dave Eggers

Robert Krulwich

Syd Straw

Linwood Boomer as Self in Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Linwood Boomer

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