Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Dec 12 2006
•1h 13m
•Documentary
A personal, intimate look at journalist Hunter S. Thompson with a special emphasis on his Hollywood relationships. It captures the legacy and "gonzo" spirit of one of this century's most notorious figures - a man whose life and work regularly intersected with some of the biggest names in the world of film, politics, journalism and sports.
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Hunter S. Thompson
Self (archive footage)
Gary Busey
Self
John Cusack
Self
Harry Dean Stanton
Self
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