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Dick Johnson Is Dead

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
7.7K
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Dick Johnson in Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
A lifetime of making documentaries has convinced award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson of the power of the real. But now she’s ready to use every escapist movie-making trick in the book - staging inventive and fantastical ways for her 86-year-old psychiatrist father to die while hoping that cinema might help her bend time, laugh at pain and keep her father alive forever. The darkly funny and wildly imaginative DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD is a love letter from a daughter to a father, creatively blending fact and fiction to create a celebratory exploration of how movies give us the tools to grapple with life’s profundity. DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD was filmed, produced and directed by Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson), produced by Katy Chevigny and Marilyn Ness, co-produced by Maureen A. Ryan and executive produced by Megan Ellison.
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A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.

  • Director
    • Kirsten Johnson
  • Writers
    • Nels Bangerter
    • Kirsten Johnson
  • Stars
    • Michael Hilow
    • Ana Hoffman
    • Dick Johnson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    7.7K
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    • Director
      • Kirsten Johnson
    • Writers
      • Nels Bangerter
      • Kirsten Johnson
    • Stars
      • Michael Hilow
      • Ana Hoffman
      • Dick Johnson
    • 33User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 19 wins & 40 nominations total

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    • Director
      • Kirsten Johnson
    • Writers
      • Nels Bangerter
      • Kirsten Johnson
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    • Trivia
      When Kirsten Johnson pitched the idea to her father, she asked him, "Dad, what if we make a movie where we kill you over and over again until you really die? And he laughed".
    • Connections
      Features Nova: Day the Dinosaurs Died (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Gloria in Excelsis Deo
      Written by Antonio Vivaldi (as Antonio Lucio Vivaldi)
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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Netflix
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dick Johnson Đã Chết
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA(workplace)
    • Production company
      • Big Mouth Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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