The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
A promotional poster for the film
Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig
Produced by Henry S. Rosenthal
Starring Daniel Johnston
Music by Daniel Johnston
Cinematography Fortunato Procopio
Edited by Tyler Hubby
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (USA)
Tartan Films (UK)
Release date
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31) (United States)
Running time
 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about the noted American musician Daniel Johnston. It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. The film was directed by Jeff Feuerzeig and produced by Henry S. Rosenthal.[1]

Reception

Critical reception

Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes calculates a rating of 89 out of 100 for The Devil and Daniel Johnston, based on 102 reviews.[2]

Awards

The film won the Documentary Directing Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.

Home media

It is available on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, which includes a supplemental feature documenting the reunion between Johnston and his long-time obsession and muse, Laurie Allen. A manufacture on demand Blu-ray was released through Sony's Choice Collection on October 19, 2016[3].

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-09. . Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. ↑ The Devil and Daniel Johnston at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". TiVo Corporation. Retrieved September 5, 2017.


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