Johnny Depp appears in trailer for documentary GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
June 4, 2008
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Posted by Part-Time Poet
The photo at left shows Johnny Depp reading aloud from a copy of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s HELL’S ANGELS–it’s a screencap from the trailer for the upcoming Alex Gibney documentary, GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON, which premiered to great acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (To see a larger version of the photo, click here. ) Johnny narrates the film, and you can hear his voice on the trailer, which is available on the film’s website here. GONZO will be opening in limited release starting July 4th in the U.S.; you can find a list of playdates here.
Early reaction to GONZO has been very positive. A reviewer at Film School Rejects gives the documentary an A+ rating, with these comments: “I wasn’t very interested in the life of Hunter S. Thompson prior to seeing Alex Gibney’s brilliant doc about the Gonzo journalist, but now I am absolutely hooked. Thompson’s brand of journalism is exactly what many bloggers do today–news that is honest and often very subjective. The doc is an illuminating look at one of the single greatest journalists of our time.”
The Zone thanks Emma, Theresa, Vermont fudge and Charlotte Depp for news articles and links, and Theresa for the beautiful screencap. –Part-Time Poet
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