Daniel Johnston, a self-described ''manic-depressive with grand illusions,'' has won an unlikely cult following: Wilco and Pearl Jam have covered his hauntingly melodic songs; galleries worldwide show his drawings. The fascinating doc The Devil and Daniel Johnston tracks Johnston from his very Christian upbringing to music gigs in mid-'80s Austin to mental hospitals and beyond, exploring the delicate line between creativity and insanity.
EXTRAS Johnston's boyhood Super-8 films; a poignant '05 reunion with his muse, an unrequited love from college.

