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John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad

Jan 1, 2004 · 1h 0m
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This honest and often blackly hilarious film shows Martyn at home in Ireland, during the lead-up to and aftermath of an operation to have one of his legs amputated below the knee. Contributors include sometime collaborator and buddy Phil Collins, the late Robert Palmer, Ralph McTell, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, fellow hellraiser bassist Danny Thompson, John's ex-wife Beverley Martyn and younger generation fan Beth Orton. We see a man incapable of compromising his creative vision, from his folk club roots in the Sixties, through a career of continuous musical experimentation. Along the way there is a surreal roll-call of accidents and incidents, including a collision with a cow

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John Martyn
Self
Beverley Martyn
Self
Ralph McTell
Self
Danny Thompson
Self
Phil Collins
Self
Beth Orton
Self
Chris Blackwell
Self
Robert Palmer
Self
Directed by Serena Cross

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
BBC
Country
US, GB
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