The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
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Directed by	Ben Berman
Written by	Ben Berman
Edited by	Scott Evans
Production companies	Anonymous Content Cold Iron Pictures Horse Horse Horse
Release date	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance Film Festival)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary is a 2019 documentary film, directed by Ben Berman.

Cast

• The Amazing Johnathan as himself
• Eric André as himself
• Benjamin Berman as himself
• Simon Chinn as himself
• Judy Gold as herself
• Penn Jillette as himself
• Max Maven as himself
• Jon Mugar as himself
• Chadd Smith as himself
• Anastasia Synn as herself
• Doreen Szeles as herself
• Doug Szeles as himself
• Chad S. Taylor as himself
• Carrot Top as himself
• Weird Al Yankovic as himself

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary sets out to survey a magician's final tour -- and ends up pulling off some wildly ambitious tricks of its own."[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 52 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[2]

Peter Debruge writing for Variety wrote, "Berman eventually does prove to be rather resourceful, pulling off a coup that surprises even Johnathan in the end — and that’s no easy trick".[3] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Ben Berman's Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary offers a helpful reminder to aspiring doc-makers out there: There's more to the job than just following someone around with a camera".[4]

References

1. "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, archived from the original on 2020-04-13, retrieved 2021-10-30
2. The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, archived from the original on 2020-04-13, retrieved 2020-04-13
3. Debruge, Peter (2019-01-25). "Film Review: 'The Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
4. "'Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

External links

• The Amazing Johnathan Documentary at IMDb