United States / Jan 23, 2020 / Sundance Film Festival
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kirk Johnson | Self |
| Marta Bida | Self |
| Simona Vuletic | Self |
| Chase DeForest | Self |
| Catherine Joy Johnson | Self |
| Brett Eidman | Dick Johnson Double |
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| Michael Fatica | Dick Johnson Dancer |
| Mary Page Nance | Katie Jo Dancer |
| Fredi Bernstein | Katie Jo Double |
| Ana Hoffman | Singer |
| Vasthy Mompoint | Singer |
| Nicole Tio | Singer |
| Adi Gonzalez | Frida Kahlo |
| Dexter Buell | Sigmund Freud |
| Kevin Loreque | Buster Keaton |
| Morgan Green | Billie Holiday |
| Ahsan Ali | Jesus / Bruce Lee |
| Samantha Everette Clowes | Farrah Fawcett |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dick Johnson Is Dead |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Big Mouth Productions |
| Official site | netflix.com |
| Release date | 23 gennaio 2020 |
| Executive producer | Jason Spingarn-Koff, Megan Ellison |
| Production | Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, Simon Mendes, Maureen A. Ryan, Kirsten Johnson |
| Writer | Nels Bangerter, Kirsten Johnson |
| Editing | Nels Bangerter, Arielle Davis |
| Cinematography | John Wakayama Carey, John Foster, J.P. Wakayama, Kirsten Johnson, Hunter Zimny, Nadia Hallgren, Andre Lambertson, Martina Radwan, John Russell foster, Rick Siegel |
| Assistant directors | Kirsten Johnson |
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| Camera operators | Hunter Zimny, John Wakayama Carey, Nadia Hallgren, Andre Lambertson, Martina Radwan, John Russell foster, Rick Siegel, Kirsten Johnson |
| Additional photography | Nadia Hallgren, Andre Lambertson, Martina Radwan, John Russell foster, Rick Siegel, Hunter Zimny, John Wakayama Carey, Kirsten Johnson |
| Production design | Markus Kirschner, Nathan Fisher, Gabriella A. Moses, Jane Ji, John Lavin |
| Art direction | Jane Ji, John Lavin, Gabriella A. Moses, Markus Kirschner, Nathan Fisher |
| Set decoration | Gabriella A. Moses, Markus Kirschner, Nathan Fisher, Jane Ji, John Lavin |
| Stunts | Michael Hilow |
| Music | Hitomi Shimizu, Pete Horner, Drake Roy, Doug Bernheim, Judy Karp, Eric Milano |
| Sound | Hitomi Shimizu, Pete Horner, Drake Roy, Doug Bernheim, Judy Karp, Eric Milano |
| Costume design | William Mellette, Tara Carrara, Akemi Hart, Dawn Tunnell |
| Makeup | Akemi Hart, Tara Carrara, Dawn Tunnell, William Mellette |
| Hairstyling | Tara Carrara, Akemi Hart, Dawn Tunnell, William Mellette |
Release dates
Premiere
Digital
Romania / Jan 23, 2020 / 15
Hungary / Oct 02, 2020 / 16
Ireland / Oct 02, 2020 / 12 / Netflix
Poland / Oct 02, 2020 / 16
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United States / Oct 02, 2020 / PG-13 / Netflix
France / Sep 25, 2021 / 12 / Netflix
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