Alex Gibney
I’m Gonzo for Gonzo! Thompson Doc Made Me Wish I Knew the Guy
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
Hang ups: The troubled Thompson,
in Gonzo.
in Gonzo.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
Running time 118 minutes
Written and directed by Alex Gibney
Starring Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp
Alex Gibney’s Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, narrated by Johnny Depp, gets so far inside the tortured soul of its subject through his writings, musings and media sightings that it is amazing how much of the outside world breaks in to illuminate the political and social convulsions Hunter both reported and embodied. Indeed, Gonzo turns out to be the most absorbing film, fiction or nonfiction, I have seen this year. read more »
