In Ben Berman’s ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’ nothing is as it seems
Podcast |
The Business
Publisher |
KCRW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
TV & Film
Publication Date |
Aug 24, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:28:32

When Ben Berman set out to make ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’ he figured it would be a poignant film about an ailing comedian and magician. But very quickly, Berman found himself wondering: was he making a movie about Jonathan, or was Johnathan roping him into a project of his own. Berman shares the crazy story of making ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’ which is now available on Hulu. 

When Ben Berman set out to make ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’ he figured it would be a poignant film about an ailing comedian and magician. But very quickly, Berman found himself wondering: was he making a movie about Jonathan, or was...

When Ben Berman set out to make his first documentary, the plan was to tell a poignant story about The Amazing Johnathan. The comedian and magician was a former year-round headliner in Las Vegas, who had stepped back from his career in 2014, saying a doctor had told him he had only a year to live. Turns out, Johnathan didn’t die in a year, and he decided to launch a comeback tour. It seemed like a great story, but Berman soon found himself dealing with all sorts of complications and unwelcome surprises. Soon it wasn’t so clear whether Berman was making a film about Johnathan or about his own struggles in dealing with Johnathan. Berman sat down with us to pull back the curtain on his new film, ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’--as much as he could, anyway. without spoiling everything. We wouldn’t normally say this, but if you want to be completely surprised--you might check out the film on Hulu before you listen to the show.

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