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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)

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.

Release: 2003-05-23
Runtime: 102 min
Rating: 8.2 / 10
Cast
John Flansburgh
John Flansburgh
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John Linnell
John Linnell
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Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell
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Michael Azerrad
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Ira Glass
Ira Glass
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Adam Bernstein
Adam Bernstein
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Frank Black
Frank Black
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Robert Krulwich
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Syd Straw
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Joe Franklin
Joe Franklin
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Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
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Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers
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Josh Kornbluth
Josh Kornbluth
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Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer
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Jake Fogelnest
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Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
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Adam Schlesinger
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Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo
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