The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)

★ 6.1 1h 34m IMDb
Comedy Documentary
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What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

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Cast

Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette as Self Age 71 · Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller..
Max Maven
Max Maven as Self Died 2022 · Ithaca, New York, USA Max Maven is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks that work for the television audience..
'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Weird Al' Yankovic as Self Age 66 · Lynwood, California, USA Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs t...
Eric André
Eric André as Self Age 43 · Boca Raton, Florida, USA Eric Samuel Andre (born April 4, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, and television host. He is the creator, host, and co-writer of The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and played Mike on the FXX serie...
Judy Gold
Judy Gold as Self Age 63 · Newark - New Jersey - USA Judy Gold is an actress and writer..
Carrot Top
Carrot Top as Self Age 61 · Rockledge, Florida, USA Scott Thompson (born February 25, 1965), known professionally as Carrot Top, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is widely known for his use of prop comedy. Description above from the Wiki...
Director Ben Berman
Cast The Amazing Johnathan, Penn Jillette, Criss Angel, Max Maven, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Eric André, Judy Gold, Carrot Top, Anastasia Synn, Marvin Roy

Audience Reviews

SWITCH. 4/10 Jun 04, 2019
‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ is fascinating in the same way that a car crash scene is fascinating. You drive past and go “Holy shit!” but you never actually find out what happened. This film is a horrible legacy of a dying man, and a great disappointment for this fan who was hoping to watch one of her favourite childhood acts one last time. But if you’re looking for a film that subverts <i>all</i> expectations, including what you think the damn movie you’re about to see is about, this is for you.
- Jess Fenton

Read Jess' full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-amazing-johnathan-documentary-whose-documentary-is-it-anyway

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