Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 23, 2020Release Date
Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 23, 2020Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Where to Watch.
Subs
SubsCurrently Dick Johnson Is Dead is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Richard Johnson
Self
Michael Hilow
Consultant
Isla Sierck
Self
Ana Hoffman
Backup Singer
Jed Sierck
Self
Felix Torres
Self
Kirsten Johnson
Self
Chad Knorr
Construction worker
Viva Torres
Self
Kevin Loreque
Buster Keaton
Raymond Damazo
Self
Vasthy Mompoint
Backup Singer
Mary Page Nance
Katie Jo
Michael Melton
Self
Joanne Reiner Tucker
Self
Ira Sachs
Self
Ken Tucker
Self
Laurie McEwan
Self
Nels Bangerter
Writer
Lyn Schildwachter
Self
Julie Tilton
Self
Katy Chevigny
Producer
Boris Torres
Self
Marilyn Ness
Producer
Joyce Fogel
Self
Hitomi Shimizu
Composer
Lolita Hirst
Self
Kirk Johnson
Self
John Foster
Cinematographer
J.P. Wakayama
Cinematographer
John Wakayama Carey
Cinematographer
Marta Bida
Self
Simona Vuletic
Self
Matthew Maisto
CastingDirector
Chase DeForest
Self
Catherine Joy Johnson
Self
Markus Kirschner
ProductionDesigner
Brett Eidman
Dick Johnson Double
Michael Fatica
Dick Johnson Dancer
Fredi Bernstein
Katie Jo Double
Nicole Tio
Singer
Adi Gonzalez
Frida Kahlo
Dexter Buell
Sigmund Freud
Morgan Green
Billie Holiday
Ahsan Ali
Jesus / Bruce Lee
Samantha Everette Clowes
Farrah Fawcett
Hunter Zimny
Grip
Nadia Hallgren
Additional Photography
Rick Siegel
Additional Photography
John Russell foster
Additional Photography
Martina Radwan
Additional Photography
Andre Lambertson
Additional Photography
Gabriella A. Moses
Set Decoration
Drake Roy
Sound
Jason Spingarn-Koff
Executive Producer
John Foster
Cinematography
Pete Horner
Sound Editor
Tara Carrara
Makeup & Hair
Dawn Tunnell
Makeup & Hair
Akemi Hart
Makeup Artist
William Mellette
Costume Design
Nathan Fisher
Production Design
Carlos Conceição
Thanks
Maureen A. Ryan
Co-Producer
Simon Mendes
Associate Producer
Jane Ji
Art Direction
John Lavin
Art Direction
Megan Ellison
Executive Producer
Doug Bernheim
Music Supervisor
Holly Popowski
Production Accountant
Joshua R. Troxler
Production Coordinator
Arielle Davis
Assistant Editor
Judy Karp
Sound Recordist
Sarah Seulki Oh
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
biography
dying and death
alzheimer's disease
stuntman
father daughter relationship
Wiki.
Dick Johnson Is Dead is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Nels Bangerter. The story focuses on Johnson's father Richard, who suffers from dementia, portraying different ways—some of them violent "accidents"—in which he could ultimately die. In each scenario, the elderly Johnson plays along with his daughter's black humor and imaginative fantasies. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling. It was released on Netflix on October 2, 2020.
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