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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003-05-23

102 mins

The Plot

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.

Cast and Crew

John Flansburgh

John Flansburgh

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John Linnell

John Linnell

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Frank Black

Frank Black

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Joe Franklin

Joe Franklin

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Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

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Ira Glass

Ira Glass

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Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus

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Michael McKean

Michael McKean

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Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

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Andy Richter

Andy Richter

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Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

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Sarah Vowell

Sarah Vowell

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Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

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Robert Krulwich

Robert Krulwich

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Syd Straw

Syd Straw

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Linwood Boomer

Linwood Boomer

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Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

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Videos & Trailers

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (Trailer)