Without doubt, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was a countercultural American icon and a major literary force. The pioneer of a highly subjective style of journalism known as "Gonzo," Thompson cast a keen, if at times hallucinating eye on an America he loved but which, after a brief flowering in the mid-1960s, he knew was in serious decline. It's also a fact that Thompson was serious drug user, alcoholic and avid gun enthusiast known for taking pot shots at fax machines and typewriters. On February 20, 2005, Thompson turned his .44 Magnum on himself, a move which in retrospect shouldn't have surprised anyone familiar with his depressive, self-destructive personality, but whic...
Released:
2008
Rated:
R
Length:
119 mins