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They Might Be Giants - Direct from Brooklyn

John Flansburgh (Actor), John Linnell (Actor), John Flansburgh (Director), Adam Bernstein (Director) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews) |

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Product Details

  • Actors: John Flansburgh, John Linnell
  • Directors: John Flansburgh, Adam Bernstein, Nico Beyer, Lidia Pryzluska, J. Otto Seibold
  • Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English (PCM Stereo)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Restless Records
  • DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008AOT0
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,417 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • Videos: Doctor Worm, Snail Shell, The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight), The Statue Got Me High, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), Birdhouse in Your Soul, They'll Need a Crane, Purple Toupee, Ana Ng, (She Was a) Hotel Detective, Don't Let's Start, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
  • Video clips of "Particle Man" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" from the Tiny Toons cartoon series
  • Quicktime home movies for view on DVD-ROM players
  • Bonus audio tracks "McGyver" and "Your Mom's Alright" from the Japanese release of Mink Car
  • Unreleased promotional radio audio track "Man It's so Loud in Here (Hot 2002 Mix)"
  • Trailer for the documentary film "Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)," a movie about They Must Be Giants
  • Never before seen special live video of "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)" from the 2002 tour

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The wit and whimsy of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as They Might Be Giants, is on display in this thoroughly entertaining video compilation. Twelve of the group's videos (dating from the mid-'80s to 1998) are here, filled with all manner of craziness and looking and sounding great. But the real prize may be the two clips from Tiny Toon Adventures, marrying TMBG's silly but also smart and clever music with the cartoon series' riotous animation; the twin Giants actually didn't write "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," a "Puttin' On the Ritz" soundalike that's also one of the 12 main videos (with different animation), but it fits their style to a T. All of this quirkiness and freneticism can get a bit wearying after a while, but in small doses it's lots of fun. DVD extras include Linnell and Flansburgh's straightforward, informative audio commentary; there are also bonus audio tracks, a live video, and more. --Sam Graham

Product Description

Track Listing:

1. Doctor Worm

2. Snail Shell

3. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

4. The Statue Got Me High

5. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

6. Birdhouse In Your Soul

7. They'll Need A Crane

8. Purple Toupee

9. Ana Ng

10. (She Was A) Hotel Detective

11. Don't Let's Start

12. Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Oh, how paltry MTV looks now! February 10, 2004
Format:DVD
Jonathan, you might want to check your DVD player, because I had none of the problems you had -- "Play All" DOES play all, and all of the videos have commentary. A few of the older videos are grainy, but I suspect that's more due to the source material, and I doubt they'd go to the trouble of professionally touching up and restoring them.

I don't know why they bothered to put the Quicktime "home movies" on the disc. I thought it was odd that they didn't make them available as regular DVD "special features" videos, but then I found out -- they're VERY low quality, and they're only about a minute each -- just snippets of the songs. There could have been much more in the way of extras, but, fortunately, there's a treasure trove of extras available on the _Gigantic_ DVD, and the ones that are included here -- the "Tiny Toons" clips, the "fiery" live performance, and the audio tracks -- are not on the _Gigantic_ disc. Plus, the "commentary" for the "Snail Shell" video is actually another song! Overall, this is a great video collection for TMBG fans. (By the way, I'm sure that the reason "Boss of Me" is not included is that it's owned by Fox, so perhaps they couldn't get the rights to it, or didn't think it was worth it, or maybe they're saving it for the next collection...)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
TMBG's Video Collection Rocks! September 29, 1999
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
TMBG's video productions are just as wacky as their music. This tape is superbly formatted, has very good quality and the music is great! The videos are arranged in order from newest to oldest.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
TMBG fans must have. Note the early low tech but high energy style. John and John are excited to perform. The bigger budget videos follow, and the latter show a restrained use of sets and camera that comes with less cash for production. The music remains the best kept secret in rock, the videos serve as a chronologically reversed study of the duo. People paid 40 or 50 bucks to get the 1986-88 TMBG tape on e-bay. Here's your chance to see why.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
the best from the best!
if you like TMBG, you'll love this (except for the 2 warner brothers videos at the end...)
Published on April 23, 2009 by Ken I. Mataya
Finally...
A great collection of their music videos up to "Dr. Worm" (one the bands best more recent efforts). Watching these videos makes an old fan understand why they like them and a new... Read more
Published on July 20, 2008 by Eric D'Asto
Good TMBG, better time capsule
This excellent compilation of video work from They Might Be Giants could in one sense be a model of how to combine images with music. Read more
Published on September 14, 2005 by Bruce Hodges
MTV - is it Art?
Maybe a Picasso or a Garfunkel. Like all new forms, a lot of the most creative usage of MTV occurred when MTV was brand new. Read more
Published on April 10, 2005 by John P Bernat
Great collection but...
The collection is great but on the John & John commentary, John Linnell is extremely hard to hear which is extremely dissapointing.
Published on December 26, 2003 by "finalfantasylegend"
Videos are fun, Commentary is Priceless!
This DVD is definitely a must-have for any TMBG Fan. The video commentary is absolutely hilarious! Other extras include a few audio-only songs, and a live video of "Why Does... Read more
Published on October 12, 2003 by Jaelin B.
Super for TMBG Fans
What a great DVD of TMBG's greatest songs! It includes their original videos, of course, along with their commentary. Overall, I was very happy with this. Read more
Published on August 7, 2003 by Christopher Hefele
One fun collection
You could say a lot about these videos by They Might Be Giants. One word that keeps coming up in my mind is "Fun! Read more
Published on July 2, 2003 by Jonathan Monaco
Even if you have the VHS, you need this!
Finally, a music DVD with good extras! The commentary is what makes this DVD for me. Some people seem to not be that crazy about it, but I think it's hilarious. Read more
Published on May 5, 2003
They are still going...
I admit, I never knew They Might Be Giants had even made music videos. Having learned otherwise, I was eager to pick this up. Read more
Published on March 2, 2003 by Chris B
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