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

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Magnolia Pictures
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Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, Sonny Barger, Tom Wolfe, Sondi Wright, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan, George McGovern, Ralph Steadman, Douglas Brinkley
director:
Alex Gibney
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Sundance Review: Gonzo - The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
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Rating: R
Release Date: Jul 4, 2008
Running Time: 120 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
A portrait of the late journalist Hunter S. Thompson during his prime period of 1965-75.
cast + crew
Alex Gibney
Director
Alex Gibney
Screenplay
Graydon Carter
Producer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Jason Kliot
Producer
Eva Orner
Producer
Joana Vicente
Producer
Todd Wagner
Executive Producer
Alison Ellwood
Producer
Alex Gibney
Producer
Roy Ackerman
Co-Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Co-Executive Producer
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - June 27, 2008

The good doctor is family around these parts, so cheers to Alex Gibney (Oscar winner for Taxi to the Dark Side) for not screwing up this mesmerizing documentary about the people, places and substances that altered the mind and battered heart of the Kentucky-born inventor of gonzo journalism. Johnny Depp, who paid for the 2005 funeral in which Thompson's ashes were fired out of a cannon, narrates with just the right mix of awe and impertinence. Tom Wolfe, illustrator Ralph Steadman and Rolling… Continued

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