Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Status:
Released
Production:
Plexifilm
Aired:
2003-05-23
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
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.
Documentary
Music
Characters
John Flansburgh
Self
John Linnell
Self
Frank Black
Self
Joe Franklin
Self
Janeane Garofalo
Self
Ira Glass
Self
Mark Hoppus
Self
Michael McKean
Self
Conan O'Brien
Self
Andy Richter
Self
Harry Shearer
Self
Sarah Vowell
Self
Dave Eggers
Self
Robert Krulwich
Self
Syd Straw
Self
Linwood Boomer
Self
Jon Stewart
self (archival)