Directed by:
Alex GibneyCinematography:
Maryse AlbertiComposer:
David SchwartzCast:
Johnny Depp, Jimmy Carter, Muhammad Ali, Warren Beatty, George W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon, Grace Slick (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Director Alex Gibney presents a probing look into the uncanny life of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson inventor of gonzo journalism and author of the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. This film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson’s life from his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell’s Angels to his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern’s 1972 presidential election. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Johnny Depp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748098_919c0e.jpg)
Johnny Depp
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
![Jimmy Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901449_d7bf6c.jpg)
Jimmy Carter
USA
![Muhammad Ali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280894_fde946.jpg)
Muhammad Ali
USA
Best movies:
Solino (2002) - a.f.
Richard Jewell (2019) - a.f.
American Made (2017) - a.f.
![Warren Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087771_1021ec.jpg)
Warren Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
![George W. Bush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273930_acf417.jpg)
George W. Bush
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - a.f.
The Big Short (2015) - a.f.
![John F. Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273979_87eac6.jpg)
John F. Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
Hidden Figures (2016) - a.f.
![Robert F. Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/536/161536793_041c2e.jpg)
Robert F. Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991) - a.f.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
Bobby (2006) - a.f.
Timothy Leary
USA
Best movies:
Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000) (video compilation)
Cheech and Chong: Nice Dreams (1981)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
![Richard Nixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/793/161793107_27accb.jpg)
Richard Nixon
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007) - a.f.
The Doors (1991) - a.f.
All the President's Men (1976) - a.f.
Grace Slick
USA
Best movies:
Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV movie)
George Wallace
USA
Best movies:
Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
The Ladykillers (2004)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
![Osama bin Laden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352005_1044cf.jpg)
Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabia
![Dick Cheney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/285/160285543_baf341.jpg)
Dick Cheney
USA
Best movies:
The Report (2019) - a.f.
The Special Relationship (2010) (TV movie) - a.f.
Shock and Awe (2017) - a.f.
![Jane Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390332_c83cf3.jpg)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Henry Kissinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950001_8b835c.jpg)
Henry Kissinger
German Empire
Best movies:
Vice (2018) - a.f.
11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)
First They Killed My Father (2017) - a.f.
![Charles Manson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/857/164857810_4a126e.jpg)
Charles Manson
USA
![Bill Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/020/164020344_4baa58.jpg)
Bill Murray
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
The Rutles in All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
Ghostbusters (1984)
![Martin Luther King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950050_035c14.jpg)
Martin Luther King
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
JFK (1991)
The Doors (1991) - a.f.
![Hunter S. Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354860_4e5c10.jpg)
Hunter S. Thompson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Tom Wolfe
USA