CinemaOSMovie · 2020 · 1h 29m · PG-13

Dick Johnson Is Dead

71%(149)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byKirsten Johnson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
January 23, 2020
Studios
Big Mouth Productions

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Dick Johnson Is Dead | Official Trailer | Netflix

Dick Johnson Is Dead | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Richard Johnson

Self

Kirsten Johnson

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

Creative team
Directed by
Kirsten Johnson
Kirsten Johnson
Written by
Nels Bangerter
Kirsten Johnson
Kirsten Johnson
Produced by
Katy Chevigny
Marilyn Ness

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