John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

John Martyn

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Beverley Martyn

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ralph McTell

Self

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Danny Thompson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Phil Collins

Self

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Beth Orton

Self

Age : 53 | Popularity : 7%

Chris Blackwell

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Palmer

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Serena Cross
Department	Role	Name

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