Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories. He is known also for his unrepentant lifelong use of alcohol, LSD, mescaline, and cocaine (among other substances); his love of firearms; his inveterate hatred of Richard Nixon; and his iconoclastic contempt for authoritarianism. While suffering a bout of health problems, he committed suicide in 2005, at the age of 67.
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Hunter S. Thompson Biography / Wiki
| Name | Hunter S. Thompson |
| Also Know | Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Stockton Thompson |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1937-07-18 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 67 |
| Deathday | 2005-02-20 |
Hunter S. Thompson Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Himself | 2008-07-18 | Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true “free lance, ” goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, … |
| Breakfast with Hunter | Himself | 2003-06-21 | Breakfast with Hunter is a feature length documentary starring the infamous outlaw journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Edited by director Wayne Ewing f… |
| Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2 | Himself | 2010-01-01 | Animals, Whores & Dialogue is more than just a sequel to Wayne Ewing’s 2003 Breakfast with Hunter which Variety declared to be a movie “that captu… |
| Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood | Self | 1978-11-02 | Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC in 1978 on the subje… |
| Hunter Goes to Hollywood | Self | 2003-01-01 | Hunter Thompson visits the set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas…. |
| Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream | 2005-09-22 | The director paints a car with the Canadian flag and embarks on a road trip through America in search of the meaning of the so-called American Dream, … | |
| Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die | 1988-01-01 | Hunter S. Thompson speaks out on: the Iran/Contra affair, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Politicians and Lawyers, John McFarlaine, Oliver North, and Rich… | |
| Anthem | Self | 1997-07-25 | When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply … |
| Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb | Himself | 2020-10-23 | Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just se… |
| For No Good Reason | Himself | 2012-10-12 | For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly fr… |
| Tripping | 1999-08-07 | A look at the life and influence of acclaimed sixties writer Ken Kesey. Features archive footage of his 1964 Magic Bus Tour with The Merry Pranksters…. | |
| Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | 2006-12-12 | A personal, intimate look at journalist Hunter S. Thompson with a special emphasis on his Hollywood relationships. It captures the legacy and “gonzo” … | |
| Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Self (archive footage) | 2020-09-09 | This rockumentary-style presidential portrait shows how Jimmy Carter reinvigorated a post-Watergate America—with the music of the counterculture, in… |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited) | 1998-05-22 | Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycl… |
| Fuck | Himself | 2006-11-10 | A documentary on the expletive’s origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use…. |
| Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | (archive footage) | 2007-05-19 | An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her internati… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Author | 1998-05-22 | Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycl… |
| The Rum Diary | Story | 2011-10-13 | Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the … |
| Where the Buffalo Roam | Story | 1980-04-25 | Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson…. |
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Writer | 2008-07-18 | Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true “free lance, ” goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, … |
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