The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

Cast

Daniel Johnston

Self

BJ

Bill Johnston

Self

MJ

Margie Johnston

Self

MJ

Mabel Johnston

Self

JT

Jeff Tartakov

Self

KM

Kathy McCarty

Self

DJ

Dick Johnston

Self

LA

Laurie Allen

Self

SJ

Sally Johnston Reid

Self

Gibby Haynes

Self

BB

Brian Beattie

Self

David Fair

Self

Jad Fair

Self

JN

Jason Nightmare

Self

Thurston Moore

Self

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