“Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride: Hunter S. Thompson On Film is a personal, intimate look at 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. The documentary features interviews with Hunter’s inner circle of family and friends, but the thrust of the film is focused on the manner in which his life often overlapped with numerous Hollywood celebrities who became his close friends, such as Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas); Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam); Sean Penn, John Cusack, Hunter’s wife Anita, son Juan, former Senators George McGovern and Gary Hart, Tom Wolfe, William F. Buckley, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, Ralph Steadman and others.

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)
  • Rating: (505 votes)
  • Runtime:73 minutes
  • Director: Tom Thurman
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Himself
    Ed Bradley
    Himself
    Bob Braudis
    Himself
    Douglas Brinkley
    Himself
    William F. Buckley
    Himself
    Gary Busey
    Himself
    John Cusack
    Himself
    Benicio Del Toro
    Himself
    Johnny Depp
    Himself
    F.X. Feeney
    Himself
    Gary Hart
  • Genre:Documentary
  • Producers:
    Christopher Black
    producer  
    Joe Petro III
    associate producer  
    Michael Ruggiero
    executive producer  
    Stephan Shelanski
    executive producer  
    Tom Thurman
    producer  
  • Plot: "Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride: Hunter S. Thompson On Film is a personal, intimate look at 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. The documentary features interviews with Hunter's inner circle of family and friends, but the thrust of the film is focused on the manner in which his life often overlapped with numerous Hollywood celebrities who became his close friends, such as Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas); Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam); Sean Penn, John Cusack, Hunter's wife Anita, son Juan, former Senators George McGovern and Gary Hart, Tom Wolfe, William F. Buckley, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, Ralph Steadman and others. Written by Steve Belgard
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film
  • User's comment:Hmm by Cockeymofo76

    I found the movie disappointing on an informational basis, but it is better at conveying the social context in which Hunter S. Thompson lived. Upon reflection the movie's faults shine even brighter. During the movie you do "take a ride" but the movie is too much like a love letter than a biography or even a deep look. The movie's fault is that it really doesn't take you anywhere, it just kind of informs you of what his "friends" thought of him. Not for the uninitiated Hunter S. Thompson lovers.

    Achieves a moment of affection for the mystic Hunter S. Thompson, but only a moment. 7/10


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