Movie·2020·1h 29m
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Jason Spingarn-Koff, Kirsten Johnson
Cinematography
John Wakayama Carey
Editor
Nels Bangerter
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
140 votes
Where to watch
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Cast
Richard Johnson
Self
Kirsten Johnson
Self
Isla Sierck
Self
Jed Sierck
Self
Felix Torres
Self
Viva Torres
Self
Raymond Damazo
Self
Michael Hilow
Self
Michael Melton
Self
Joanne Reiner Tucker
Self
Ken Tucker
Self
Laurie McEwan
Self
Lyn Schildwachter
Self
Julie Tilton
Self
Ira Sachs
Self
Boris Torres
Self
Joyce Fogel
Self
Lolita Hirst
Self
// crew
Crew
John Wakayama Carey
Director of Photography
Jason Spingarn-Koff
Executive Producer
Kirsten Johnson
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Marilyn Ness
Producer
Nels Bangerter
Writer, Editor
Katy Chevigny
Producer
Megan Ellison
Executive Producer
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