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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

"Magic. Meth. Mayhem."

2019

1h 34m

6.1(43 votes)

Documentary

Comedy

Overview

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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Production Companies

Cold Iron Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

The Amazing Johnathan

Self

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Self

Criss Angel

Self

Max Maven

Max Maven

Self

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Eric Andre

Eric Andre

Self

Judy Gold

Judy Gold

Self

Carrot Top

Carrot Top

Self

Anastasia Synn

Self

Marvin Roy

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Berman
Written by: Ben Berman
Joshua Cohen
Produced by: Miranda Bailey
Ben Berman

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