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.
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Penn Jillette
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Criss Angel
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Max Maven
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'Weird Al' Yankovic
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Eric André
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Judy Gold
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Carrot Top
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Anastasia Synn
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Marvin Roy
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Director
Ben Berman
Tagline
"Magic. Meth. Mayhem."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Cold Iron Pictures
SWITCH.
June 4, 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>...
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