Dick Johnson Is Dead

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.

Cast

Richard Johnson

Played Self
Kirsten Johnson

Played Self
Isla Sierck

Played Self
Jed Sierck

Played Self
Felix Torres

Played Self
Viva Torres

Played Self
Raymond Damazo

Played Self
Michael Hilow

Played Self
Michael Melton

Played Self
Joanne Reiner Tucker

Played Self
Ken Tucker

Played Self
Laurie McEwan

Played Self
Lyn Schildwachter

Played Self
Julie Tilton

Played Self
Ira Sachs

Played Self
Boris Torres

Played Self
Joyce Fogel

Played Self
Lolita Hirst

Played Self
Kirk Johnson

Played Self
Marta Bida

Played Self
Simona Vuletic

Played Self
Chase DeForest

Played Self
Catherine Joy Johnso…

Played Self
Brett Eidman

Played Dick Johnson Double
Michael Fatica

Played Dick Johnson Dancer
Mary Page Nance

Played Katie Jo Dancer
Fredi Bernstein

Played Katie Jo Double
Ana Hoffman

Played Singer
Vasthy Mompoint

Played Singer
Nicole Tio

Played Singer
Adi Gonzalez

Played Frida Kahlo
Dexter Buell

Played Sigmund Freud
Kevin Loreque

Played Buster Keaton
Morgan Green

Played Billie Holiday
Ahsan Ali

Played Jesus / Bruce Lee
Samantha Everette Cl…

Played Farrah Fawcett

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