GONZO: THE LIFE & WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON

Country:	USA
Language:	English
Duration:	118 minutes
Distributor:	Madman Australia
Director:	Alex Gibney
Narrated by:	Johnny Depp
Genre:	Documentary
Classification:	M

From the maker of Oscar-winning Iraq war expose Taxi to the Dark Side, comes another remarkable documentary. With his profound effect on American journalism and the imagination, writer Hunter S. Thompson makes a ripe subject for examination. Fuelled by a raging libido, and superhuman doses of drugs and booze, Thompson was a true original.

Johnny Depp narrates and reads from Thompson’s work, as we are treated to an iconic soundtrack, interviews with Jimmy Carter and Tom Wolfe among others, and a stream of unpublished footage and manuscripts. But director Alex Gibney allows Hunter S. Thompson’s uncompromising writing to tell his own story of a passionate and fearless man.

Q & As & PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Free following the screening:

Monday 3rd November

Gonzo: 8.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Join our distinguished panel for an entertaining discussion after the screening

The panel are:
Paul Dale: Federal political columnist for The Sunday Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times
Tony Wright: National affairs editor at The Age
Peter Fray: Editor of the Canberra Times

What the Critics say!

“…absolutely riveting and extraordinary film” Patricia Bosworth – Vanity Fair

“…a no-helmet motorcycle blitz through the literary bad boy’s most tumultuous years” Sarah Wexler – Marie Claire

“…all you could wish for in a doc about the man” – Roger Erbert

“…cheers to Alex Gibney … mesmerizing” – Rolling Stone

“A biographical documentary doesn’t get any better than this.” Kirk Honeycutt – The Hollywood Reporter

“A mesmerizing look at the mythic quality and anarchic spirit of the irreverent and rabble-rousing journalist.” Claudia Puig, USA Today

NOMINATED: Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) – Sundance 2008