This slightly old, lo-fi looking documentary follows Hunter S. Thompson and his illustrator Ralf Steadman as they go on a journey to Hollywood to meet with a scriptwriter. It took place before the famous film adaptation of Thompson's seminal work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was released. It shows Hunter S.Thompson in a true and honest way. It's difficult to tell how mad he is in the documentary. People make references to him having completely lost his mind, and yet he seems perfectly able bodied and minded in the documentary. Aside from the scenes in his vegas hotel room, where he answers the door in makeup. An interesting documentary though.

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2012
dregstudios:
Thompson has influenced the past few generations with his invention of Gonzo Journalism. The Good Doctor broke the mold on writing and changed the world and the voice of counter-culture. His work and antics will live on to influence even more generations to come. I paid tribute to Hunter S Thompson and his work with my portrait and article on my artist's blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-memoriam-hunter-s-thompson.html