Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Tom Thurman

Writer:

Tom Marksbury (writer)

Release Date:

12 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the life and death of Hunter S. Thompson.

Cast

Ed Bradley	...	Himself
Bob Braudis	...	Himself
Douglas Brinkley	...	Himself
William F. Buckley	...	Himself
Gary Busey	...	Himself
John Cusack	...	Himself
Benicio Del Toro	...	Himself
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
F.X. Feeney	...	Himself
Gary Hart	...	Himself
Art Linson	...	Himself
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself
George McGovern	...	Himself
Bill Murray	...	Himself
Laila Nabulsi	...	Herself
Nick Nolte	...	Narrator
Sean Penn	...	Himself
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Himself
Ralph Steadman	...	Himself
Anita Thompson	...	Herself
Hunter S. Thompson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Juan Thompson	...	Himself
Nick Tosches	...	Himself
Jann Wenner	...	Himself
Tom Wolfe	...	Himself

Directed by
Tom Thurman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tom Marksbury		writer

Produced by
Christopher Black	....	producer
Michael Ruggiero	....	executive producer
Stephan Shelanski	....	executive producer
Tom Thurman	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jim Piston

Film Editing by
Jim Piston

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Anderson	....	lighting technician

Other crew
Steven Belgard	....	publicist

Thanks
Christopher Dyer	....	special thanks
Robert B. Weide	....	special thanks (as Bob Weide)

Production Companies

• FBN Productions
• Starz Entertainment

Distributors

• Starz Entertainment (2006) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:M

Company:

FBN Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

eh ..

Although this was the first Hunter S. Thompson documentary I have seen it was average at best despite the involvement's of huge star appearances such as Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Gary Busey, and a few others. I was let down by this and yet it was still a little interesting. What kept me watching was some of the old clips from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Where the Buffalo Roam. Not that good mostly because of the old guys rambling and things any fan would already know. I still think they were milking it because it could have been compressed down by at least half. Still if your a fan I would you'll like anything that has to do with hunter. best regards