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DVDfever.co.uk – Press Release: Gonzo – The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson on DVD
Optimum Home Entertainment
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Posted: March 20th, 2009.
From the director of Taxi to the Dark Side
Narrated by Johnny Depp
“Incisive, illuminating and endlessly fascinating.”, “Everything a documentary should be.” – ***** DAVID EDWARDS, DAILY MIRROR
Buy the ticket, take the ride…you won’t regret it. Documentary film-making doesn’t get any better than this. Five stars” – ***** Robbie Collin, NEWS OF THE WORLD
Terrific. A brilliant and bracingly honest film Brilliant – ***** Andrew Mueller, UNCUT
GONZO is directed by Alex Gibney, the director of the Academy Award winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side and Academy Award nominated Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room. While Gibney shaped the screen story, every narrated word in the film springs from the typewriters of Thompson himself. Those words are given life by Johnny Depp, the actor who once shadowed Thompsons every move for the screen version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Hunter S Thompson was renowned for his idealistic political convictions and savage pursuit of the American Way and the signature of the film is its particular focus on his most provocative and productive period from 1965 to 1975. This includes Hunters encounters with the Hells Angels, the Fear And Loathing on The Campaign Trail 72 era when Hunter focused on the Democratic Partys primaries (as incumbent Nixon did little campaigning) and his work for Rolling Stone magazine.
As well as Depps narration, the film features hilarious, illuminating, and poignant contributions from both those that loved Hunter and those that sparred with him, including the legendary Ralph Steadman, Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner, Hells Angel Sonny Barger, George McGovern, Pat Buchanan, Jimmy Buffet and Jimmy Carter. According to Kris Kristofferson, Thompson was a walking contradiction, partly truth, mostly fiction. A die-hard member of the NRA, he was also a coke-snorting, whiskey-swilling, acid-eating fiend. GONZO is the definitive film biography of a mythic American figure.
Extras: Directors Commentary, Extended interviews, Extended & Deleted scenes, Ralph Steadman drawings, UK exclusive Alex Gibney interview, Wayward & Weary featurette about tribute song by Tift Merritt, Gallery, Trailer
The DVD is out on April 13th, it runs for 119 minutes and retails for £17.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £10.98.
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