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

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Certificate: 18
Running Time: 119
Retail Price: £17.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
GONZO is directed by Alex Gibney, the director of the Academy Award winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side and Academy Award nominated Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room. While Gibney shaped the screen story, every narrated word in the film springs from the typewriters of Thompson himself. Those words are given life by Johnny Depp, the actor who once shadowed Thompson's every move for the screen version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Hunter S Thompson was renowned for his idealistic political convictions and savage pursuit of the American Way and the signature of the film is its particular focus on his most provocative and productive period from 1965 to 1975. This includes Hunter's encounters with the Hell's Angels, the Fear And Loathing on The Campaign Trail '72 era when Hunter focused on the Democratic Party's primaries (as incumbent Nixon did little campaigning) and his work for Rolling Stone magazine.

As well as Depp's narration, the film features hilarious, illuminating, and poignant contributions from both those that loved Hunter and those that sparred with him, including the legendary Ralph Steadman, Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner, Hell's Angel Sonny Barger, George McGovern, Pat Buchanan, Jimmy Buffet and Jimmy Carter. According to Kris Kristofferson, Thompson was a "walking contradiction, partly truth, mostly fiction." A die-hard member of the NRA, he was also a coke-snorting, whiskey-swilling, acid-eating fiend. GONZO is the definitive film biography of a mythic American figure.

Special Features:
• Director's Commentary
• Extended interviews
• Extended & Deleted scenes
• Ralph Steadman drawings
• UK exclusive Alex Gibney interview
• Wayward & Weary featurette about tribute song by Tift Merritt
• Gallery
• Trailer

Video Tracks:
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Directed By:
Alex Gibney

Written By:


Starring:
Johnny Depp
Hunter S. Thompson
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Carter
Pat Buchanan
Tom Wolfe
Sonny Barger
Brian Kimmet
Jann Wenner
George McGovern
Ralph Steadman
Anita Thompson
Melissa Otero
Laila Nabulsi
Sondi Wright
Patrick Caddell
Alex Ziwak
Tim Crouse
Juan Thompson
Eugenia Care
Douglas Brinkley
Gary Hart
Joe Cairo
Angela Berliner
Gilleon Smith
David Carlo
Pierre Adeli
Victor Ortiz

Soundtrack By:
David Schwartz

Director of Photography:
Maryse Alberti

Editor:
Alison Ellwood

Production Designer:
Amanda Ford

Producer:
Graydon Carter
Alison Ellwood
Alex Gibney
Jason Kliot
Eva Orner
Joana Vicente

Executive Producer:
Todd Wagner
Mark Cuban

Distributor:
Optimum Home Entertainment

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