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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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What is John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad (2004) about?

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…

Who stars in John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad?

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad stars John Martyn (Self), Beverley Martyn (Self), Ralph McTell (Self), Danny Thompson (Self), Phil Collins (Self). The film was directed by Serena Cross.

How long is John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad?

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2004.

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