John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad 20 years old

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

Credits

Phil Collins as Himself

Beth Orton as Herself

John Martyn as Himself

Chris Blackwell as Himself

Danny Thompson as Himself

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad Cast

Name	Character
Phil Collins He was 52, now 73 years old	as Himself
Beth Orton She was 33, now 54 years old	as Herself
John Martyn He was 55, 60 years old when he died	as Himself
Chris Blackwell He was 66, now 87 years old	as Himself
Danny Thompson He was 64, now 85 years old	as Himself

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad Crew

Name	Department
Serena Cross as Director.	Directing

John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad (20 years)

Release day: Thursday, January 01, 2004
Runtime: 60 minutes