The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019 94 min ★ 6.1 Documentary, Comedy

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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Cast

The Amazing Johnathan

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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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Details

Director

Ben Berman

Tagline

"Magic. Meth. Mayhem."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Cold Iron Pictures

Reviews

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SWITCH.

June 4, 2019

★ 4/10

‘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>...