Hunter S. Thompson
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1937
Died: February 20, 2005
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories. He is known also for his unrepentant lifelong use of alcohol, LSD, mescaline, and cocaine (among other substances); his love of firearms; his inveterate hatred of Richard Nixon; and his iconoclastic contempt for authoritarianism. While suffering a bout of health problems, he committed suicide in 2005, at the age of 67.
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Filmography
22 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
10.0
Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb
2020
6.9
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
8.0
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
2018
6.8
For No Good Reason
2012
5.9
The Rum Diary
2011
NR
Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2
2010
6.9
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008
7.7
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
7.2
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
10.0
Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver
2006
6.4
Fuck
2006
6.0
When I Die
2005
10.0
Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream
2005
6.8
Breakfast with Hunter
2003
7.5
Hunter Goes to Hollywood
2003
NR
Tripping
1999
7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
5.4
Anthem
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
NR
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
NR
Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die
1988
7.0
American Masters
1986
5.9
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
7.1
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978