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

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

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1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.

Alex Gibney's Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is a 2008 documentary film. At 120 minutes long, it arrived in July 2008.

Its themes are celebrity, wealth, anger, and election.

Hunter S. Thompson takes the lead as Self (archive footage), Johnny Depp as Narrator (voice), Sonny Barger as Self, and Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage). The screenplay is by Alex Gibney. It was produced by BBC Storyville and HDNet Films. It streams on Dox Amazon Channel and Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel in the United States.

Molly's Game, Milk, and Blonde make useful companions to Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 139 votes and it carries a R rating.