Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.
Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.
For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.
Director: Alex Gibney
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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.
Hunter S. Thompson
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Depp
Narrator (voice)
Sonny Barger
Self
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Warren Beatty
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Edmund Muskie
Self (archive footage)
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