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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, directed by Alex Gibney.
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) -- A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Overview

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Director:
Alex Gibney
Writers (WGA):
Alex Gibney (screenplay)
Hunter S. Thompson (writings)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 December 2008 (UK) more
Plot:
A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Allen Lands 19th Screenplay Nomination
 (From WENN. 7 January 2009, 11:16 PM, PST)

Writers Guild of America Nominations
 (From AwardsDaily. 7 January 2009, 12:03 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Understanding Thompson more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hunter S. Thompson ... Himself (archive footage)

Johnny Depp ... Himself - Narrator
Joe Cairo ... New York Studio Shoot

David Carlo ... New York Studio Shoot
Victor Ortiz ... New York Studio Shoot
Gilleon Smith ... New York Studio Shoot

Alex Ziwak ... New York Studio Shoot
Melissa Otero ... New York Studio Shoot - Typist
Pierre Adeli ... Taco Stand Shoot
Angela Berliner ... Taco Stand Shoot

Eugenia Care ... Taco Stand Shoot

Brian Kimmet ... Taco Stand Shoot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar Acosta ... Himself (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali ... Himself (archive footage)
Sonny Barger ... Himself (also archive footage)

Warren Beatty ... Himself (archive footage)
Bob Braudis ... Himself
Douglas Brinkley ... Himself
Pat Buchanan ... Himself
Jimmy Buffett ... Himself (also archive footage)

George W. Bush ... Himself (archive footage) (as George Bush)
Patrick Caddell ... Himself (as Pat Caddell)
Jimmy Carter ... Himself (also archive footage)
Tim Crouse ... Himself (also archive footage)
Richard J. Daley ... Himself - 1968 Convention (archive footage) (as Mayor Daley)
Thomas Eagleton ... Himself (archive footage)
Gary Hart ... Himself (also archive footage)
Hubert H. Humphrey ... Himself (archive footage) (as Hubert Humphrey)
Jefferson Airplane ... Themselves (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (as Robert Kennedy)
Ted Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)

Martin Luther King ... Himself (archive footage)
Timothy Leary ... Himself (archive footage)
Annie Leibovitz ... Herself (archive footage)
Frank Mankiewicz ... Himself (archive footage)
George McGovern ... Himself (also archive footage)
Edmund Muskie ... Himself (archive footage)
Laila Nabulsi ... Herself
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage)
Charles Perry ... Himself
Grace Slick ... Herself (archive footage)
Ralph Steadman ... Himself (also archive footage)
George Stranahan ... Himself
Anita Thompson ... Herself
Juan Thompson ... Himself (also archive footage)
George Wallace ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage)
Jann Wenner ... Himself (also archive footage)
Tom Wolfe ... Himself
Sondi Wright ... Herself
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and some nudity.
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12
Company:
BBC Storyville more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: On the on-screen display caption for Jimmy Carter it states that he was US President from 1976 to 1980. Carter was actually President from January 20 1977 to January 20 1981. more
Movie Connections:
Features "Omnibus: Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision" (1978) more

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16 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Understanding Thompson, 16 July 2008
10/10
Author: rory-feehan from Ireland

In reply to the previous comment by samadler1 from United States there are two things I would like to address: 1: Your comment about bloggers making Thompson pretty irrelevant and that his popularity was waning in the years leading up to his death are well wide of th mark. If anything Hunter was experiencing a huge resurgence in popularity thanks to the film version of Fear and Loathing and the success of The Rum Diary,Kingdom of Fear and Hey Rube all of which were best sellers. Not to mention the critical acclaim his volumes of letters received. His 9/11 blog entry was so on the money that it left these so called gonzo-bloggers in the shade.

2:Your comment about Johnny Depps portrayal in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas shows that you clearly do not understand the film or Thompson for that matter. Johnny Depp was not playing Thompson but his literary alter ego Raoul Duke. Raoul Duke is over the top and confusing Thompson with Duke is an all too common error.

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