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Director:
Alex Gibney
Writers (WGA):
Alex Gibney (screenplay)
Hunter S. Thompson (writings)
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Release Date:
19 December 2008 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Documentary | Biography | Music See more »
Plot:
A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Nick Berg ... Himself - Murder Video (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Bernstein ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Osama bin Laden ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cheney ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Eisenhower ... Himself - 1972 Convention (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jane Fonda ... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Kerry ... Himself - Thompson Memorial Attendee (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry Kissinger ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Manson ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Murray ... Himself - Thompson Memorial Attendee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julie Nixon ... Herself - 1972 Convention (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Nixon ... Herself - 1972 Convention (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tricia Nixon ... Herself - 1972 Convention (archive footage) (uncredited)

Donald Rumsfeld ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Woodward ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alex Gibney 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Alex Gibney (screenplay)

Hunter S. Thompson (writings)

Produced by
Roy Ackerman .... co-executive producer
Graydon Carter .... producer
Lisa Cohen .... producer: imaging
Mark Cuban .... executive producer
Salimah El-Amin .... associate producer
Salimah El-Amin .... producer: archival research
Alison Ellwood .... producer
Don Fleming .... producer: archival research
Nick Fraser .... co-executive producer
Jannat Gargi .... producer: imaging
Alex Gibney .... producer
Alexandra Johnes .... production executive
Jason Kliot .... producer
Eva Orner .... producer
Joana Vicente .... producer
Stephen Vittoria .... producer: San Francisco
Todd Wagner .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
David Schwartz 
 
Cinematography by
Maryse Alberti (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Alison Ellwood 
 
Production Management
Jenna Capozzi .... production manager: taco stand shoot
Kelley Cribben .... post-production supervisor
Gretchen McGowan .... head of production: HDNet Films
 
Art Department
Michael Ahern .... leadman: New York (as Mike Ahern)
Joe Cairo .... art director: New York
Amanda Ford .... production designer: New York
Gina Freedman .... set dresser: New York
 
Sound Department
Felix Andrew .... sound mixer
Travis Call .... audio post coordinator
Gautam Choudhury .... sound
Margaret Crimmins .... sound designer
Bradley Dunn .... sound
David Hocs .... sound
Michael Isabell .... sound
Mike Karas .... sound
Benjamin Lowry .... sound
Kevin Padden .... sound
Greg Smith .... sound designer
Tami Stepanek .... sound (as Tamara Stepanek)
Tony Volante .... sound re-recording mixer
Kieron Teather .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Sam Black .... photoshop artist
Mark A. Brown .... digital film services (as Marc Brown)
Nadia Husain .... visual effects artist
Lindy Jankura .... photoshop artist
Camille Maren .... photoshop artist
 
Stunts
Mark Dobson .... stunt double: Hunter S. Thompson
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Andracke .... additional cinematographer
Ben Bloodwell .... additional cinematographer
Ben Bloodwell .... assistant camera
Christine Burrill .... additional cinematographer
Michael Chin .... additional cinematographer
Luis Colon .... grip: New York
Steve Condiotti .... gaffer: San Francisco
Wayne Ewing .... additional cinematographer
Gary Gill .... gaffer: San Francisco
Garth Gunberg .... gaffer: New York (as Garth A. Gunberg)
Don Lenzer .... additional cinematographer
Ed Lindsley .... assistant camera
Steven Lubensky .... assistant camera (as Steve Lubensky)
Antonio Rossi .... additional cinematographer (as Tony Rossi)
Alan Smith .... gaffer: New York
George Steel .... additional cinematographer
Petr Stepanek .... assistant camera
Keenan Wyatt .... additional cinematographer
Tom Young .... additional cinematographer
Tom Young .... additional cinematographer
 
Editorial Department
Joey Borges .... additional on-line editor
Marc Brown .... film output: digital intermediate
Shannon Hall .... digital intermediate producer (as Shannon K. Hall)
Lindy Jankura .... associate editor
Pat Kelleher .... additional on-line editor
Benjamin Murray .... conforming HD editor
Mike Nugent .... additional on-line editor: HD (as Mike Nuget)
Scot Olive .... digital intermediate colorist
Bill Scott .... senior color timer
Eric Ramistella .... additional on-line editor: HD (uncredited)
 
Music Department
John McCullough .... music supervisor
Jason Tregoe Newman .... music editor (as Jason Newman)
Jason Ryterband .... music editor
Jason Ryterband .... music mixer
 
Transportation Department
Darth Cater .... driver: camper, San Francisco
Jeff Culgan .... provider: BSA Motorcycle, New York
Larry Dixon .... driver: camper, San Francisco
Mark Dobson .... driver
Mark Dobson .... motorcycle driver: San Francisco
Ken Fleisch .... driver: insert car, San Francisco
Barry Porter .... provider: BSA Motorcycle, San Francisco
 
Other crew
Nathan Adams .... technical consultant
Laird Adamson .... international sales: HDNet Films
Courtney Andrialis .... creative executive: HDNet Films
Sam Black .... archival research coordinator
Sam Black .... production assistant
Jack Carr .... intern
Ryan Cook .... intern
Richard Dworkin .... transcriber
Jacqueline Eckhouse .... production counsel: Sloss Law (as Jackie Eckhouse)
Jess Fulton .... production assistant
Sean P. Galvin .... intern (as Sean Galvin)
Nick Gibney .... production assistant
Garren Givens .... intern
Lisa Gray .... intern
Sarah Hack .... assistant: M. Kliot & Ms. Vicente, HDNet Films
Carrie Hoffman .... intern
Steve Holmgren .... office manager: HDNet Films
Charlie Hoxie .... archival research coordinator
Nick Johnson .... production assistant
Matt Jordan .... office manager: HDNet Films
Barbara Karen .... production accountant
Charlotte Kaufman .... intern
Patrick Kelly .... production coordinator: San Francisco
Christian Kennedy .... production coordinator: taco stand shoot
Kathleen Lingo .... intern
Quentin Little .... development executive: HDNey Films
Christopher Matson .... head of business affairs: HDNet Films (as Chris Matson)
Noel Davis Poyner .... intern (as Noel Poyner)
Matthew Rasmussen .... assistant: J. Kliot and J. Vicente.HDNet Films
Amanda Ritchie .... intern
Peter Russotti .... production coordinator
Marcia Rutledge .... production insurance: Marsh Entertainment Insurance
Ben Sozanski .... archival research coordinator
Ben Sozanski .... production assistant
Robert Stein .... legal counsel: Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn
Julie Thiery .... assistant: production and post executives, HDNet Films
Rebecca Wexler .... intern
Crystal Whelan .... production coordinator
Chris White .... assistant: production and post executives, HDNet Films
David Williams .... location: taco stand shoot (as Dave Williams)
Virginia A. Williams .... production executive: HDNet Films
 
Thanks
Jessica Berman Bogdan .... thanks
Francisca Brandmark .... thanks
Douglas Brinkley .... special thanks
Anna Carter .... thanks
Fritz Clapp .... thanks
Steve Crist .... thanks
Christi Dembrowski .... special thanks
Wayne Ewing .... special thanks
Leon Gast .... thanks
Hal Haddon .... thanks
Stephanie Howard .... thanks
David Linde .... special thanks
David Meyer .... thanks
Val Moraes .... thanks
Laila Nabulsi .... special thanks
Ann A. Neal .... thanks
Jeff Scheftel .... thanks
Corey Seymour .... thanks
Ralph Steadman .... special thanks
Mel Stuart .... thanks
Anita Thompson .... special thanks
Juan Thompson .... special thanks
George Tobia Jr. .... special thanks (as George Tobia)
Hal Willner .... thanks
Sondi Wright .... thanks
Keenan Wyatt .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and some nudity
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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Australia:M | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Japan:PG12
Company:
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Goofs:
Factual errors: When the film mentions that Hunter Thompson had a crush on Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick, archival footage instead shows the Airplane's first female singer, Signe Anderson.See more »
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21 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Understanding Thompson, 16 July 2008
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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