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Un retrato del difunto periodista gonzo Hunter S. Thompson.Un retrato del difunto periodista gonzo Hunter S. Thompson.Un retrato del difunto periodista gonzo Hunter S. Thompson.
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- 1 premio ganado y 5 nominaciones en total
Hunter S. Thompson
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Oscar Acosta
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- TriviaAt 1:35 you can see a Richard Nixon mask under the TV. This is a nod to the 1980 movie "Where The Buffalo Roam" starring Bill Murray as Thompson, where he uses that mask to train his dog to attack a scarecrow-like recreation of the former President.
- ErroresWhen 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.
- ConexionesFeatures To Tell the Truth (1956)
Opinión destacada
This is an absorbing doc not only of the good doc but the whole counterculture that he championed in many ways. For all his excessive lifestyle that became almost a parody of the drug culture, he remained a true intellectual and anti-corruption/hypocrisy crusader. He embraced the vision of a new world not ruled by greed and war-mongering, and as early as 1971 proclaimed his great sadness that the movement and the moment of flower power had passed and with it the chance for sane politics. This moment was captured well in "Where the Buffalo Roam" starring Bill Murray as HST, which is given kind of short shrift in this documentary in favor of scenes from "Fear and Loathing Las Vegas" with Johnny Depp as HST. Considering that Depp produced and narrates the film as well as financed the grandiose send-off that Thompson envisioned for himself, it's not strange that Murray's portrayal would be downplayed, as excellent as it was (and Peter Boyle's as the Samoan lawyer.)
All in all, it is a well-balanced account of Thompson's life and work, with many pertinent interviewees like his two wives and son, Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone, Sonny Barger of the Hell's Angels, Jimmy Buffett, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan, Tom Wolfe, and various Aspenites. His passion and wit were undeniable, and his addiction to guns, booze and dope were in many ways forgivable. But his absence in today's disastrous political scene, his voice against war and corruption is sorely missed, and lamented by several of the interviewees. The parallels between Nixon and Bush are easily drawn, and "Gonzo" does this without hammering the point home except to exhort the audience to take up the fight that the Good Doctor waged in a seemingly crazy, but noble and honorable way for most of his life.
All in all, it is a well-balanced account of Thompson's life and work, with many pertinent interviewees like his two wives and son, Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone, Sonny Barger of the Hell's Angels, Jimmy Buffett, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan, Tom Wolfe, and various Aspenites. His passion and wit were undeniable, and his addiction to guns, booze and dope were in many ways forgivable. But his absence in today's disastrous political scene, his voice against war and corruption is sorely missed, and lamented by several of the interviewees. The parallels between Nixon and Bush are easily drawn, and "Gonzo" does this without hammering the point home except to exhort the audience to take up the fight that the Good Doctor waged in a seemingly crazy, but noble and honorable way for most of his life.
- jimi99
- 30 jun 2008
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Taquilla
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 1,252,100
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 191,942
- 6 jul 2008
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 1,491,958
- Tiempo de ejecución2 horas
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- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) officially released in India in English?
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