The Big Johnson (2026)
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Synopsis
The story of Dean Johnson — drag queen, rock star, sex-positive LGBTQ+ activist, junkie, escort, and eventually John Doe. How does someone so famous in New York end up unidentified for a week in a D.C. morgue? Dean Johnson was a force of nature, standing seven-feet-tall in high heels. Bald, with hoop earrings, alien sunglasses, and a tiny black dress, he screamed for equality with his groundbreaking bands, Dean and the Weenies and The Velvet Mafia, refusing to be in the closet in the 1980s at the height of the AIDS crisis.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | January 23rd, 2026 (Limited) by Freestyle Releasing |
| Video Release: | February 27th, 2026 by Freestyle Digital Media |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+, Rock 'n' Roll |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Documentary |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Funtown Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, Gays From Away |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
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Synopsis
The story of Dean Johnson — drag queen, rock star, sex-positive LGBTQ+ activist, junkie, escort, and eventually John Doe. How does someone so famous in New York end up unidentified for a week in a D.C. morgue? Dean Johnson was a force of nature, standing seven-feet-tall in high heels. Bald, with hoop earrings, alien sunglasses, and a tiny black dress, he screamed for equality with his groundbreaking bands, Dean and the Weenies and The Velvet Mafia, refusing to be in the closet in the 1980s at the height of the AIDS crisis.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | January 23rd, 2026 (Limited) by Freestyle Releasing |
| Video Release: | February 27th, 2026 by Freestyle Digital Media |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+, Rock 'n' Roll |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Documentary |
| Time period setting: | 1980s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Funtown Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, Gays From Away |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.