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

2008 · directed by Alex Gibney

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

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1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008), directed by Alex Gibney, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Hunter S. Thompson
• Johnny Depp
• Sonny Barger
• Muhammad Ali
• Warren Beatty
• George W. Bush
• Edmund Muskie

Crew

• Maryse Alberti — Director of Photography
• Alison Ellwood — Editor
• David Schwartz — Original Music Composer
• Alex Gibney — Screenplay

More from Alex Gibney

1. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) — 83/100 · hit
2. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) — 82/100 · hit
3. Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) — 80/100 · hit
4. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) — 80/100 · hit
5. Zero Days (2016) — 79/100
6. Crazy, Not Insane (2020) — 77/100

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