Breakfast with Hunter (2003)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Wayne Ewing

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride.

Plot:

A documentary on the infamous gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. |

Cast

Bob Braudis	...	Himself
Douglas Brinkley	...	Himself
Alex Cox	...	Himself
John Cusack	...	Himself
Tod Davies	...	Herself (as Todd Davies)
Morris Dees	...	Himself
Benicio Del Toro	...	Himself
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
Matt Dillon	...	Himself
Terry Gilliam	...	Himself
Lyle Lovett	...	Himself (voice)
Frank Mankiewicz	...	Himself
Eugene McCarthy	...	Himself (as Sen. Eugene McCarthy)
Terry McDonell	...	Himself
George McGovern	...	Himself (as Senator George McGovern)
Mary McGrory	...	Herself (as Mary McGory)
Laila Nabulsi	...	Herself
P.J. O'Rourke	...	Himself
George Plimpton	...	Himself
Roxanne Pulitzer	...	Herself
Christina Ricci	...	Herself
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Himself
Ralph Steadman	...	Himself
Hunter S. Thompson	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Juan Thompson	...	Himself
Jann Wenner	...	Himself
Tom Wolfe	...	Himself
Warren Zevon	...	Himself

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Featured in Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)

Soundtrack:

Mr. Tambourine Man

"Buy the Ticket. Take the Ride." Breakfast with Hunter (7/10)

Not as insightful as I thought it was going to be. It pretty much covered Hunter S. Thompson's life from 1996-1997. There were a few flashbacks but they weren't very long. I think his race for Sheriff of Aspen should have been covered more. I'm not saying I hated it, but at times it dragged while HST gave meaningless mumbles of insight. At times he p***ed me off (when he wouldn't sign autographs at the book signing and his argument with Alex Cox), but at other times made me laugh and cheer for the outlaw. He's probably my favorite American author but he is sure one hell of an asshole. I guess it's a Kentucky thing lol. I was let down by the fact that it didn't give the viewer what the lifestyle and point of HST is. For that, I suggest reading Kingdom of Fear, which I consider the best piece of reading material I've read in a while. And as mentioned above, his argument with Alex Cox and Tod Davies about putting cartoons in the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas movie was sometimes unbearable but other times just flat out funny. I like Alex Cox and all, but I sort of agree with Hunter. It was his material and he didn't want it interpreted as a cartoon! Maybe Terry Gilliam was for the better. All in all an average documentary, but did have a noteworthy soundtrack (all songs have been mentioned by Hunter sometime or another) that included "Spirit in the Sky", "American Pie", "The Weight", "Mr. Tambourine Man", and many other. But where was "Sympathy for the Devil?" Worth checking out if you're a fan of HST's work. I don't if it was worth the $29.95, but still a good addition to my HST collection.