Hunter S. Thompson Omnibus 1978

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  • čas přidán 1. 05. 2014
  • BBC program Omnibus features Nigel Finch's 50-minute 1978 documentary of Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, with cameos by John Dean, Brian Doyle & Bill Murray, Ray Romano, & probably other known entities I missed.
    Titled "Fear And Loathing In Gonzovision" at the beginning and "Fear And Loathing On The Road To Hollywood With Dr. Hunter S. Thompson And Ralph Steadman" at the end.
    Deutschland, if you still can't watch it, tis a sad day indeed. Lawyers own your country.
    And that's the way everyone seems to like it. :(
    Speaking of copyright, I replaced Dylan (worldwide blocking) with Shatner at the end to avoid the strike, but UMG bots are relentless.
    "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
    I own no rights or make any profit from this video, as it's only for educational purposes and to make people aware of Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman.

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  • @frankensplean
    @frankensplean  Před 3 lety +162

    Sloppy reporting by Finch: HST was not a member of the Hells Angels, just rode with them. If you already knew, now you don't have to comment. ;)
    music at 18:25 - "Spem In Alium" by Thomas Tallys (unknown recording - ask the BBC)

    • @renediedrich875
      @renediedrich875 Před 3 lety +7

      I thought I was being anal in the first comment I read is yours. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who doesn't like things to be sloppy especially when they're dealing with our hero

    • @goatmanindustries7182
      @goatmanindustries7182 Před 2 lety +7

      Depp actually spent time with Hunter studied him and did an absolutely fantastic job in capturing his essence masterfully.

    • @landwirtschaft2116
      @landwirtschaft2116 Před 2 lety +2

      Maybe it's this recording, or at least close: czcams.com/video/7Cn7ZW8ts3Y/video.html

    • @frankensplean
      @frankensplean  Před 2 lety +4

      @@landwirtschaft2116 Taverner doesn't seem to have any published recordings of Spem before 1978, when the documentary was produced. Also, this particular piece requires an unusual choral setup (40 voices!) & I found most performances sound very similar outside of room acoustics, mic quality etc. Of course, who knows what BBC has hiding in its vaults, so I give you a distinct "MAYBE". :)

    • @FrankDelvalle-zz2jh
      @FrankDelvalle-zz2jh Před rokem +2

      Good job Frank. . I didn't see your comment , or I would have not brought it up myself.

  • @Andre39814
    @Andre39814 Před 2 lety +906

    There's a fine line between genius and crazy... Hunter S. Thompson has snorted that line

  • @l1z4rd4
    @l1z4rd4 Před 9 lety +2380

    When I saw "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" I thought Johnny Depp was doing some sort of comedy impression of the man. But no... Whoa...He's actually like that.

    • @Felderos
      @Felderos Před 9 lety +128

      im sure he was being slightly comedic when he was in the reptile zoo.

    • @l1z4rd4
      @l1z4rd4 Před 9 lety +61

      Felderos Some parts he definitely dramatized yeah.

    • @damiencross5110
      @damiencross5110 Před 9 lety +102

      I thought the same thing. Depp sounds almost exactly like the man.

    • @Ugh-Fudge_Bwana
      @Ugh-Fudge_Bwana Před 9 lety +202

      Depp actually lived with Thompson for a few months just so he could get the mannerisms down. They were really good friends outside of their work, as well.

    • @l1z4rd4
      @l1z4rd4 Před 9 lety +7

      ***** So I've heard.

  • @Calicocutpants
    @Calicocutpants Před 2 lety +243

    He was a truly one of Gods own prototypes. Not meant for mass production. Too strange to live, too rare to die ✊

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt Před 2 lety +6

      No. That would be his Samoan lawyer.

    • @bodoor8172
      @bodoor8172 Před 2 lety +12

      Johnny Depp really nailed his character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, same way of talking.

    • @Thatskatermetalgirl
      @Thatskatermetalgirl Před 2 lety

      Well said!

    • @johnnyawful5120
      @johnnyawful5120 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@bodoor8172hunter Thompson taught Johnny drop exactly how he wanted his words to be read

  • @60RPM
    @60RPM Před 6 lety +158

    Love how Bill Murray's in this and is just described as one of "Thompson's actor friends" because no one knew who he was at the time

    • @frankensplean
      @frankensplean  Před 6 lety +18

      At this time his bro Brian Doyle Murray (also in the scene) was probably more famous.

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 Před 11 měsíci +4

      He'd joined snl the year before this,a few people probably recognise his face....not many

  • @jburner4299
    @jburner4299 Před 8 lety +1892

    There is a fine line between genius and crazy. Thompson walked that line about as well as a man in the depths of an ether binge.

    • @robertjonsson684
      @robertjonsson684 Před 8 lety +86

      there is nothing more irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depth of an etherbinge, and i knew wed get into that rotten stuff pretty soon.....

    • @MisterBones2910
      @MisterBones2910 Před 7 lety +2

      Gold.

    • @qrueLfish
      @qrueLfish Před 7 lety +4

      hows it like?

    • @thewaywelive2775
      @thewaywelive2775 Před 7 lety +15

      I'm sorry, but that's such a stupid thing to say:" there's a fine line between genius and crazy". That tells me you really don't know the neurological reason for either

    • @UKGraffitiWriter
      @UKGraffitiWriter Před 7 lety +2

      Yes

  • @jelkel25
    @jelkel25 Před 9 lety +1880

    The frightening thing about Thompson's political writings is they were seen as paranoid and delusional at the time but with retrospect he'd pretty much understated things.

    • @BryceeTB
      @BryceeTB Před 9 lety +8

      QFT.

    • @infinitepaths
      @infinitepaths Před 9 lety +158

      Yeh he wrote a piece a few days after 9/11 about what he thought would happen, which pretty much predicted the last decade.

    • @jelkel25
      @jelkel25 Před 9 lety +106

      Mainstream media find so many ways to dismiss dissenting voices, he swears, he takes illegal substances, he twitches, he looks strange and many people let them take this judgmental stance on their behalf when in actuality if they saw the real personality of many politicians Hunter would be looking pretty good at that point, he knew this too but they knew he was easily dismissed or he would have been shut up a long time ago.

    • @KeyonSumner
      @KeyonSumner Před 9 lety +155

      Infinite Paths
      It was actually written only the day after the attacks on the 12th. It's an amazing piece.
      "The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now - with somebody - and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.
      It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy.

      We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once. Who knows? Not even the Generals in what remains of the Pentagon or the New York papers calling for WAR seem to know who did it or where to look for them.
      This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteed - for anyone, and certainly not for anyone as baffled as George W. Bush. All he knows is that his father started the war a long time ago, and that he, the goofy child-President, has been chosen by Fate and the global Oil industry to finish it Now. He will declare a National Security Emergency and clamp down Hard on Everybody, no matter where they live or why. If the guilty won’t hold up their hands and confess, he and the Generals will ferret them out by force."

    • @EatThisBiscuit
      @EatThisBiscuit Před 9 lety +13

      jelkel25
      Perhaps that was the trick, making yourself dismissable

  • @frankpedersen9813
    @frankpedersen9813 Před 5 lety +253

    I love how Jonnhy Depp paid and arranged his funeral just as he wanted! He got shot out over the valley from a cannon! A good friend indeed

    • @Stoney-Jacksman
      @Stoney-Jacksman Před 3 lety +4

      depp has millions and millions... doesnt make him a good friend you son of a douche.
      Also depp is a poser. Damn i hate you generic celeb worshipers.

    • @johnnykebab3299
      @johnnykebab3299 Před 3 lety +36

      @@Stoney-Jacksman go to bed nephew it’s late

    • @Stoney-Jacksman
      @Stoney-Jacksman Před 2 lety +4

      @Jake Stockton hahaha you american celeb worshipers hilarious

    • @paulsalerno6362
      @paulsalerno6362 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Stoney-Jacksman you’re awful. Johnny is way better than you.

    • @steffen2165
      @steffen2165 Před 2 lety +19

      @@Stoney-Jacksman hates Americans and celebrities.
      Yet, he watches an American celebrity.

  • @AVeryUnstableAI
    @AVeryUnstableAI Před 5 lety +87

    I love how they treat approaching him like approaching a dangerous animal.

  • @spazoidSTS
    @spazoidSTS Před 10 lety +558

    The part where he drops his drink and then goes on a monologue about rolling ice in the grass to absorb chlorophyl is classic.

    • @barres5584
      @barres5584 Před 6 lety +11

      I failed chemistry, is that actually a healthy thing to do?

    • @spawn2110
      @spawn2110 Před 6 lety +6

      I shit myself man I try to play shit off like that

    • @kabisikletamba142
      @kabisikletamba142 Před 6 lety +16

      It was a joke though.

    • @SpongeBath_ShitPants
      @SpongeBath_ShitPants Před 5 lety +25

      Chlorophyll? More like _borophyll!_

    • @AP-mk7cf
      @AP-mk7cf Před 5 lety +13

      @@SpongeBath_ShitPants Get out

  • @Effin_the_Chat
    @Effin_the_Chat Před rokem +78

    If you could time-travel Hunter from the 1960s to the 2020s, he'd have a heart-attack from the nightmere of it all.

    • @MelancholyProductions
      @MelancholyProductions Před rokem +6

      Yeah, thought about that too. He would’ve HATED this day and age.

    • @dstaggs33
      @dstaggs33 Před rokem +15

      No he wouldn’t. He’d be just as articulate as shown in the video. He knows the world is burning, and he knows he can’t change it.

    • @215juliusgirl
      @215juliusgirl Před rokem +3

      When he died I thought “no! We need him now!” The closest thing I’ve been able to find is chris hedges as far as the america/political/societal stuff goes but he’s not… I’d be surprised if he ever smoked a joint before. Anyone else got suggestions? And don’t bother saying Rogan because HST would eviscerate him and just no.)

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Probably be suprised the world's still in one piece

    • @kaibutnor
      @kaibutnor Před 10 měsíci

      fr tho

  • @bforce909
    @bforce909 Před 7 lety +338

    I react the same way when I drop my weed.

    • @bigbelix
      @bigbelix Před 5 lety +22

      Us dope fiends are all the same.

    • @samsonmcgloughlinakira1749
      @samsonmcgloughlinakira1749 Před 4 lety +8

      Then start writing

    • @jeffleg8660
      @jeffleg8660 Před 4 lety +7

      I hate dropping pills on the ground they end rolling under cabinets and shit.

    • @austinstevens7736
      @austinstevens7736 Před 4 lety +8

      Jeff Leg ain nobody talkin bout pills

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 Před 4 lety +4

      @@jeffleg8660 then you have to get on all fours and scramble around for them. Nothing makes you feel like more of an addict...

  • @Wattsnic000
    @Wattsnic000 Před 5 lety +79

    "Careful, this is bat country!"

  • @mayhemron
    @mayhemron Před 8 lety +503

    Johnny deep nailed this guy in fear and loathing ...

    • @chaznewby1
      @chaznewby1 Před 5 lety +32

      Johnny Depp has nailed a lot of men.....😁

    • @slopcrusher3482
      @slopcrusher3482 Před 5 lety +27

      I was surprised how similar they looked and even sounded when I watched Fear and Loathing and then this, he completely nailed HST

    • @GeorgieHue
      @GeorgieHue Před 5 lety +19

      They were friends of course, Thompson even gave depp the haircut for the role!

    • @johnnybgood774
      @johnnybgood774 Před 5 lety

      Lol

    • @c-flav1084
      @c-flav1084 Před 4 lety +3

      my god bruh die he ever lol

  • @PANTERADAVE666
    @PANTERADAVE666 Před 7 lety +145

    "No thank you......I hate Popcorn"
    -Hunter S. Thompson

    • @murraywatson9238
      @murraywatson9238 Před 5 lety +11

      I bet he didn't even hate popcorn, he just didn't wanna be there.
      "I asked hunter s thompson if he wanted some popcorn in 1970's hollywood and he told me 'no thank you, i hate popcorn.' "
      someone, somewhere can say that.

    • @Goochbag8
      @Goochbag8 Před 4 lety +4

      I mean, popcorn is over rated.

    • @Fuq2
      @Fuq2 Před 2 lety

      @@Goochbag8 No it isn't.

    • @dementedpuppy
      @dementedpuppy Před rokem +1

      I always wondered why I hated popcorn

  • @dirtbikemike150
    @dirtbikemike150 Před 6 lety +48

    They were charging a nickel for beer on that flight God damn what a time to be alive

    • @jon33.3
      @jon33.3 Před rokem

      fuck the lemonade they were sparkin up in that bitch lol

    • @Turnheadcough
      @Turnheadcough Před 7 dny

      Making $3 a day though?

  • @JacoxNovak
    @JacoxNovak Před 6 lety +217

    I love how he says that he doesn't know what people expect of him, whether Thompson or the Duke. That is the strongest part of the documentary for me.

    • @Malouco
      @Malouco Před 6 lety +9

      Jacox
      "Seems we ran out of film again"
      "Really already, sheesh I've never seen such lame equipment"
      This dude would hv loved a sober mind in 2017 but convinced himself he was worn down with nothing left to offer.

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +8

      Ppl want the duke journalist and thompson needed his own life, a secretive person to enjoy and write about raols whacked escapade living

    • @ReallyReall
      @ReallyReall Před 2 lety

      🕊🤍🕊

  • @TESdubZ
    @TESdubZ Před 8 lety +884

    I love his reaction when he drops his weed at 18:02 lol "Help us Jesus!"

    • @TheRaptorPope
      @TheRaptorPope Před 8 lety +123

      To be fair, I usually have a similar reaction when dropping weed on the ground.

    • @FerrariTeddy
      @FerrariTeddy Před 8 lety +52

      +Gordon Freeman dont we all?

    • @aerdwolram3938
      @aerdwolram3938 Před 7 lety +1

      Thrusty Puss

    • @shkwave99
      @shkwave99 Před 7 lety +6

      been there

    • @phillip5245
      @phillip5245 Před 7 lety +79

      "Did you see what GOD just did to him?!?"

  • @markcitarella454
    @markcitarella454 Před 7 lety +295

    This man is the embodiment of the American spirit

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +4

      General Patton is a good role model

    • @GeorgieHue
      @GeorgieHue Před 5 lety +17

      This man is the embodiment of the human spirit*

    • @seankelly378
      @seankelly378 Před 4 lety +10

      @@andrews4596 general Patton was a terrible racist , who later would have , in his own fucked up idea of hindsight , would have had the USA collaborate with the Nazis

    • @keithcroissant5640
      @keithcroissant5640 Před 2 lety +2

      In which case I’m coming to the U.S

  • @N.A.M.LazyCloud
    @N.A.M.LazyCloud Před 4 lety +70

    24:34 "Are the cops behind us anywhere?"
    "No."
    "The guy behind me was looking at me in a very ugly way."

  • @ryanfatal
    @ryanfatal Před 6 lety +123

    "Always the crazy ones were discussed with hidden interest. Some were mocked outright, and others were affectionately referred to with lines like “she’s a bit different” or “he’s a bit out there”. Whatever the case, it seemed most people had a subconscious fascination for the alternative mind. People would stand back and observe them as if they were a rare species - some kind of exotic bird with pink feathers. Mostly they fascinated me because they were the creatures who had jumped the fences of normality; they were the ones who hadn't subscribed to the current version of sanity which helped us all enjoy small-talk down the pub. To me that was a liberating quality I couldn’t help but envy. Without being shepherded on the farm of conventional thought, you were free to invent yourself and be whatever you wanted to be. And what was more desirable than that? In a world that said the winners were the rich people, or the famous people, or the good-looking people, to me it was the crazy ones - the people living life on their own terms - who were life’s greatest success stories"

  • @kalebjester588
    @kalebjester588 Před 7 lety +333

    I can't imagine the anxiety that bird had lmao

    • @duffdeluxe
      @duffdeluxe Před 7 lety +58

      Yeah, kinda made me think Thompson was a dick tbh

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před 7 lety +5

      Kaleb Jester one drunken squeeze..jesus

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +1

      Why is that

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +7

      Thompson may have been involvedwith bohemian grove in that book franklin files, exposing hunter by one survivor of Republican politician Larry Kings deadly happenings in bohemian grove forest.

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety

      Woodpecker type anxiety

  • @DeltaSniperZRR
    @DeltaSniperZRR Před 7 lety +635

    "Want some popcorn?" "No thank you I hate popcorn."

  • @rufus3898
    @rufus3898 Před rokem +26

    It's a tragedy that John Dunsworth was never able to make a Hunter S. Thompson movie.

    • @glitch1336
      @glitch1336 Před 4 měsíci +5

      That would be the wildest thing ever! You are talking about Lahey, right?

    • @sidmaniam
      @sidmaniam Před 2 měsíci

      @@glitch1336 Hot damn, yes! :D

  • @Sailor_Man_Music
    @Sailor_Man_Music Před 2 lety +43

    Nickel beer, and a cigarette on a flight. God what happened to those days.

    • @GeometricPidgeon
      @GeometricPidgeon Před 4 měsíci +1

      i got decent whiskey on an economy flight, ciggies there is just rude

    • @Burps6
      @Burps6 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Cancer probably

    • @mewxtwo
      @mewxtwo Před 2 měsíci +1

      Uh, we discovered that those things are killing us...

    • @LRGDuran
      @LRGDuran Před měsícem

      Good and cheap coke too

    • @alangray9117
      @alangray9117 Před 2 dny

      ​@@LRGDuranback then blow was $100 a gram.

  • @MissTaiSah
    @MissTaiSah Před 8 lety +361

    And Johnny Depp ended up shooting his ashes our of a cannon into the stratosphere!

    • @FerrariTeddy
      @FerrariTeddy Před 8 lety +43

      and he used to blow up propane tanks in hunters yard (when they lived together) their relationship started and ended with a bang.

    • @ergbudster3333
      @ergbudster3333 Před 8 lety +16

      Johnny Depp.. Freemason.

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +3

      @@ergbudster3333 that hell movie was really weird

    • @sumeahsking8019
      @sumeahsking8019 Před 5 lety

      MissTaiSah
      Stratosphere...

    • @skullettrump3424
      @skullettrump3424 Před 5 lety

      @@FerrariTeddy they lived together?

  • @christophercarlisle7887
    @christophercarlisle7887 Před 5 lety +108

    This documentary has actually left me astonished. I always liked fear and loathing because of Duke, the character. But I actually was amazed at the deepness of philosophy that came from H . S Thompsan if you can simply wade through the drug high and just listen! This guy was actually incredibly deep and the complete embodiment of a free thinker

  • @johne.nobody2946
    @johne.nobody2946 Před 3 lety +33

    The most effortlessly hilarious character I’ve ever seen. Love him, tragic how his life ended but at least Hunter’s wishes were ultimately realized.

  • @FedorMachida
    @FedorMachida Před 6 lety +214

    Nickel beer? I would have died on that plane.

  • @robsteries
    @robsteries Před 10 lety +308

    he's not an ex hells angel, that would do him wrong

    • @Shawnkells
      @Shawnkells Před 7 lety +5

      Thank-you. Came here to say this. Major faux-pas!

    • @drumstick74
      @drumstick74 Před 7 lety +44

      I read the book. He got the opportunity to ride with Hells Angels, but something made them angry and they beat him up. He left after that, calling them depraved animals on mopeds.

    • @jkjerome1
      @jkjerome1 Před 7 lety +28

      ""depraved animals on mopeds" - ah thanks for saving my day at the last minute with a laugh

    • @timspellman47
      @timspellman47 Před 7 lety +35

      drumstick74 What happened is he tried to stop one of the Hells angels from beating his old lady so they ganged up on him and beat him into the hospital.

    • @TheEzmula
      @TheEzmula Před 7 lety

      robsteries nice...🖒✌

  • @thanksmisfortune
    @thanksmisfortune Před 7 lety +288

    One more comment: "the technology warps reality" this guy had it figured out.

    • @Wil_Dsense
      @Wil_Dsense Před 5 lety +7

      I was reading this and heard it being said at the same moment... trippy....

    • @nondescripthandle212
      @nondescripthandle212 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Wil_Dsense for some reason I get that a lot when I read comments on videos its freaky

    • @luckyluciano2848
      @luckyluciano2848 Před 3 lety

      @@nondescripthandle212 ikr

    • @TheMatkein
      @TheMatkein Před 3 lety

      @@nondescripthandle212 its most likely that youtube has a algorithm showing comments that correspond to the current video sequence you are watching

    • @nondescripthandle212
      @nondescripthandle212 Před 3 lety

      @@TheMatkein it doesnt

  • @sleepingkindaof
    @sleepingkindaof Před 2 lety +10

    "my life and yours will be easier if I smoke a joint" my thoughts exactly

  • @tylervaughan9473
    @tylervaughan9473 Před 3 lety +87

    This man, though flawed, was the epitome of greatness. He created his own lane all altogether, and though part of what he created consumed him, there is no doubt that the story of literature amd journalism can not be told without dedicating, if not only a chapter, more likely an entire encyclopedia, to Hunter S. Thompson. He had a writing style like no one before him, and though many have tried, like none after.

    • @guessowii
      @guessowii Před 2 lety

      Flawed?

    • @nevercertain
      @nevercertain Před 2 lety +5

      @@guessowii there's not a person on this planet who isn't flawed

    • @CommanderLongJohn
      @CommanderLongJohn Před 2 lety +1

      @@LarryBirdsBurner Lmao I'm sure you're all pissy because someone pointed out an inherent fact

    • @CommanderLongJohn
      @CommanderLongJohn Před 2 lety

      @@LarryBirdsBurner Not "if", it is, and it's not irrelevant when praising someone's entire character-claiming they're the embodiment of greatness-especially when so many people blindly praise X

    • @PsychedelicArchaea
      @PsychedelicArchaea Před rokem +1

      @@LarryBirdsBurner imagine being this hostile over nothing lol

  • @bmwloco
    @bmwloco Před 7 lety +337

    God, we could use HST today. This clown show is right up his alley.

    • @markrago4839
      @markrago4839 Před 6 lety +19

      Dean Klein Oh,you mean the clown show going on for decades since Carter? I agree

    • @mercerpickens
      @mercerpickens Před 6 lety +15

      He'd have a goddamn heart attack over it.

    • @hunterchristensen2954
      @hunterchristensen2954 Před 6 lety +26

      ikr, its crazy how racist and hypocritical the left is these days. their identity politics and white hate would really make for some great material from HST

    • @nathanbruce1992
      @nathanbruce1992 Před 6 lety +21

      Hunter Christensen: projection at best

    • @edmasterson4588
      @edmasterson4588 Před 5 lety

      thats no joke

  • @steveeisenhowereisenhower7130

    for a guy who was in the clouds, he was quite brilliant in a sense all to his own

  • @edmasterson4588
    @edmasterson4588 Před 5 lety +61

    given the comments ive seen not enough people are recognizing benicio del toro's great performance

  • @charmicarmicat2981
    @charmicarmicat2981 Před 3 lety +155

    I can’t remember the exact video I saw but it was Hunter’s first wife talking about the only two times she saw him cry. Once was about a dog(which goes to show Hunter was a dog weirdo which is awesome) and the second time was when he was describing the police action taken during a civil rights protest he was at. Not only does it say a lot about his true character as a man, but just a lot about how much personal freedom and equal rights meant to him.
    What really saddens me is what he talks about in this documentary, how people just always see him as the drunk drug addict crazy psycho character. In reality he was so much more than that and the more digging you do the more you realize how much of a patriot of freedom this guy really was.
    He described Acosta as that famous quote we all know, one of gods own freaks of however it goes. What’s truly ironic is how much that quote about Acosta might as well be him talking about himself and I don’t think he ever realized it.
    As Henry Rollins once said “A leopard doesn’t know they have spots, they’re too busy being a leopard.”

    • @villanelle8888
      @villanelle8888 Před 2 lety +2

      I think it was in the docu-film 'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson', where his first wife mentions the two times she saw him cry.

    • @myapalmer4206
      @myapalmer4206 Před 2 lety +6

      what i love about him is that his outward projection is that hes the craziest person in the room but if you feel the undertones of his character and rly understand what hes saying u realize hes the most sane

    • @ShawnJonesHellion
      @ShawnJonesHellion Před 2 lety

      Lol big cats know they are big cats. It's why they roll about like happy little children; right before killing a few animals for dinner. "never underestimate" a big cat

    • @charmicarmicat2981
      @charmicarmicat2981 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ShawnJonesHellion jfc man it’s a metaphor

    • @lif7298
      @lif7298 Před 2 lety

      Didn't he direct or was involved in a snuff film? That would explain his weird Letterman interview.

  • @TheRedJokerrr
    @TheRedJokerrr Před 7 lety +17

    The last 10 minutes just shows how much humanity was left in him. He's an asshole, against any sort of rules but he has a heart and suffers the consequences of his actions. Of the character he has created. He suffers the impression he gives everyone he meets.

    • @Aria432
      @Aria432 Před 2 lety

      No.. he doesn't have a heart.

  • @daisycruz6295
    @daisycruz6295 Před 8 lety +60

    RIP he was bordering from genius and insanity like all great artists are. Absolutely loved him and his gonzo style of writing. He will be missed. People like him come around only once in a great while.

  • @youarelife3437
    @youarelife3437 Před 2 lety +17

    It's so wonderful that documentaries from back then had such a calm voice narration. Brings back some memories.

  • @HundredDayHaul
    @HundredDayHaul Před 10 měsíci +5

    I could watch this over and over again. Very entertaining look at a man in his early 40's at the height of his career in the 1970s.

  • @MelancoliaI
    @MelancoliaI Před 10 měsíci +6

    You did well, Hunter. You took the chaos of the counterculture, of the events of your time and turned it into good things for us to read. You didn't fail, you succeeded. Thank you and rest easy.

  • @willthacker5182
    @willthacker5182 Před 7 lety +30

    Hunter had a great way of arranging words. Those lines about seeing the high water mark with thd right kind of eyes, is brilliant. Hes right up there with the best American writers like, Burroughs, Bukowski, Kerouac etc.

  • @jackwillis680
    @jackwillis680 Před 2 lety +29

    That poor bird Edward, seeing hunter slapping the cage and yelling “TALK TO ME EDWARD” made me laugh tho. And then he said “that thing will kill a bear at 200 yards”. This man was such a unique character, it would’ve been nice if he was alive today. I bet he would’ve been a crazy old man.

    • @itzajdmting
      @itzajdmting Před 2 lety

      Yeah I never knew about his abuse of that bird. Keeping a bird in a cage is bad enough (my grandmother kept budgerigars in cages when I was a kid) but THAT.... Crazy cunt. Truly unique, but still, bit of a cunt to behave like that. Can you not imagine what other shit he would do to small animals when no one is looking?

  • @lonelychameleon3595
    @lonelychameleon3595 Před 5 lety +10

    It wasn't that the lesson of Watergate was forgotten, it's that the lesson of Watergate was never even learned.

  • @SacredBeholder
    @SacredBeholder Před 2 lety +19

    I’m currently watching this tripping on very large quantities of LSD. I feel as if he’d be happy to know he’s still inspiring the youth. Love and long live him and the one of a kind mind he possessed. ❤️❤️❤️

    • @frankensplean
      @frankensplean  Před 2 lety +6

      haha, excellent tripping choice! 😎

    • @k.t.1641
      @k.t.1641 Před rokem +1

      Yeah. It's what this country needs. More blabbering idiots tripping balls all over the place. We even have one in office now. We are in a great state! Woot Woot

    • @dapper_gent
      @dapper_gent Před 9 měsíci

      Thank you for bringing that to the attention of Mr. Jaberwaukee. 🐨

  • @noiztrauma
    @noiztrauma Před rokem +5

    I have seen fear and loathing 2 times, but this is the first time i watch something with hunter s. t. and I am amazed with just how good Johnny Depps performance was.

  • @califinn
    @califinn Před 6 lety +28

    "Speak up Edward, speak up, speak up, Talk to Me!"

  • @aaronbrakefield
    @aaronbrakefield Před 5 lety +47

    Reporter, “Do you recognize any of these na..”
    HST “I don’t see any names I don’t wanna see any names just looks like a dirty sidewalk. I’d like to get out of here.”
    Damn

  • @BigBallhead
    @BigBallhead Před 9 lety +6

    I write everyday, At least 2 pages and this man is the biggest inspiration that I have.
    Doesn't matter if I'm up all night on the drops or if its a day light scribble, anytime I need to jog my brain and get a refresh, his words are the way.

    • @dowhatiwantc7637
      @dowhatiwantc7637 Před rokem +1

      I know I love making rap have like ten full notebooks but this makes me wanna write a book

  • @danielt6856
    @danielt6856 Před 3 lety +33

    I love the bit around 42:40. He's so deep into the self-disgust that he seems genuinely taken aback by being told that he comes off as authentic.

    • @danielm4114
      @danielm4114 Před 2 lety +3

      Literary freaks are fortunate to have this document of peak Hunter when his Gonzo-ism was at critical mass. This interview is of a different tone entirely but a nice companion piece: czcams.com/video/ZsRqLcD-1sE/video.html

    • @myapalmer4206
      @myapalmer4206 Před 2 lety +5

      i feel like theres a lot of sad parts in this that get over looked

  • @crooktv2800
    @crooktv2800 Před 6 lety +174

    More than likely a celebrity you idolize uses drugs and alcohol they’re just not as open about it because they care too much for their career

    • @andrews4596
      @andrews4596 Před 5 lety +14

      Yep most news reporters and journalism use adderall

    • @beauntea8356
      @beauntea8356 Před 4 lety

      Or friend or family

    • @seankelly378
      @seankelly378 Před 4 lety +1

      Hunter , Jim Morrison and Hendrix are mine . They were pretty open about it

    • @ggaccentc
      @ggaccentc Před 3 lety

      You're not giving him enough credit - he's one of the best writers ever, even if he was a mumbler :D

    • @fogasterg
      @fogasterg Před 3 lety

      isn't it the other way around nowadays ?

  • @debbies.5975
    @debbies.5975 Před 8 lety +12

    One of the greats.He could write deep, brutal insights with such grace and brillance.So brave with hilarious satire that was unique and his own.I love Steadmans artwork.

  • @somethindarker
    @somethindarker Před 7 lety +118

    Murray played the best Hunter S. Thompson the man, Depp played the best Hunter S Thompson the character.

  • @vinson311
    @vinson311 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks for uploading this. Good stuff.

  • @WisdomTooth1987
    @WisdomTooth1987 Před 5 lety +5

    what an interesting life he lived. he wrote books and enjoyed freedom to chill and do drugs and be creative while traveling the west coast.

  • @bestfilmclips9064
    @bestfilmclips9064 Před 5 lety +103

    back when booze was cheap and you could smoke on a plane XD

    • @Turner9090
      @Turner9090 Před 5 lety +1

      best film clips back when life was FUCKING GOOD MAN

  • @gotodgen1diabloimmortalnew236

    RIP Best Writer and Journalist to ever live

  • @andrewdees5934
    @andrewdees5934 Před 4 lety +13

    I think Ralph Steadman captures dr. H. T.'s work perfectly.

  • @finthefilmkid.youtube
    @finthefilmkid.youtube Před 6 měsíci +3

    8 minutes in and i love this guy

  • @Djrossi13
    @Djrossi13 Před 6 lety +78

    “I am living a normal life. I own a ranch in Colorado. I have a wife and a child.... and peacocks and Dobermans.” 9:40
    I must say, I’ve met many people in my life and many of whom live “normal” lives. But I have yet to meet a person who has a peacock, let alone peacockS... Man, I love this guy’s brain.

    • @CalebePriester
      @CalebePriester Před 2 lety

      Rich people can afford to have peacocks, I know this female lawyer who owns a ranch and has peacocks there. When you have money you can get crazy and fancy lol

    • @MsLiberty101
      @MsLiberty101 Před 2 lety

      I know one person in Texas who lives like this and yes peacocks

    • @krispydakid_2621
      @krispydakid_2621 Před 2 lety

      @@MsLiberty101 bowin ranch el paso texas

  • @Questchaun
    @Questchaun Před 6 lety +25

    This was fantastic.

  • @fuckboi_killa
    @fuckboi_killa Před 11 měsíci +3

    I think the ending bit about "pressure" is why this is an important piece.youll never actually know someone but the ending is probably the best repersation of his life

  • @Zeraqoh
    @Zeraqoh Před 6 lety +52

    Gucci shirt is dope

  • @zacharydelka2209
    @zacharydelka2209 Před 4 lety +10

    Boy how Thompson describes Nixon, is exactly how I would describe Trump

    • @jackfahy2283
      @jackfahy2283 Před 4 lety +4

      Zachary Becker no one cares 😂

    • @sharedmemories3729
      @sharedmemories3729 Před 3 lety

      @@jackfahy2283 still don't get why people say that

    • @daves.3278
      @daves.3278 Před 3 lety +1

      Well said. Trump was the worst president in history

    • @Dude0000
      @Dude0000 Před rokem

      @@daves.3278 yeah, Biden’s showing just how bad Trump really was.

    • @daves.3278
      @daves.3278 Před rokem

      @@Dude0000 exactly! Biden changed my life for the better. And for most people I’d say 🙏

  • @get_down_funky1751
    @get_down_funky1751 Před 6 lety +15

    "technology warps reality"

  • @EnigmaticMuseTrinitie
    @EnigmaticMuseTrinitie Před 6 lety +3

    Thank you sharing his brilliance!

  • @indiegalx5076
    @indiegalx5076 Před rokem +4

    The two French horns at 1100 dollars killed me 😂 whyyyy

  • @GatelliteSimp
    @GatelliteSimp Před 10 lety +3

    many thanks for the upload

    • @GatelliteSimp
      @GatelliteSimp Před 6 lety

      Man your perspective on HST sure changes when you realize he was down with Bohemian grove and making snuff films. He was protected by the cabal. Look up Paul Bonacci Franklin Cover-up

    • @SakariHapponen
      @SakariHapponen Před 5 lety

      @@GatelliteSimp Don't believe everything you read.

  • @TimothyKirkby
    @TimothyKirkby Před 4 lety

    Thanks for sharing this man!👌🏻

  • @slopcrusher3482
    @slopcrusher3482 Před 5 lety +18

    Hunter truly was a great mind, although tormented he had some good ideas, even in 1978, he knew so much, just like his statement about bringing in cameras creating a false aura and making people act different and that is why he doesn't like film.

    • @TheWaldocrazy
      @TheWaldocrazy Před 5 lety +6

      And this is why I don't like people shoving their phone cameras 24/7

  • @jeffbarton3353
    @jeffbarton3353 Před 7 lety +9

    The most beautiful 480 footage ive ever seen here

  • @EbenezarGold
    @EbenezarGold Před 9 lety +11

    Johhny D. was a good friend, to blow Hunter's ashes into the atmosphere as was his desire.

  • @Solargarlicc
    @Solargarlicc Před 6 lety +8

    This is the real Fear and Loathing

  • @DonDubleone1986
    @DonDubleone1986 Před 4 lety +8

    "Technology warps reality". .. wow. So fucking true.

  • @hing420
    @hing420 Před 6 lety +25

    I want his shirts

  • @dstein111
    @dstein111 Před 6 lety +12

    “Are you sure you’re going to be ok? “I don’t know.”

  • @christiannagrace1
    @christiannagrace1 Před 5 lety +16

    johnny depp actually resembles him and played him spot on woahz

  • @soundsfortowny6485
    @soundsfortowny6485 Před 6 lety +55

    41:22 This part of the interview is really enigmatic to me. It's interesting to think about to what extent Thompson's personality is influenced by the character he's created, and vice versa. I really feel bad for him, because he never seemed truly satisfied with who he was as a person... I don't know, perhaps I'm projecting at this point. He really was a gem, though.

    • @santasangre996
      @santasangre996 Před 3 lety

      Yeah you get it

    • @neloth434
      @neloth434 Před 3 lety +5

      Judging by his reaction it seemed to be a particularly disturbing thought/question to him. Honestly one of the more interesting things about this documentary

    • @sneezewax3567
      @sneezewax3567 Před rokem +1

      It's hilarious that's when they ran out of film.

  • @billycollins6005
    @billycollins6005 Před 6 lety +43

    I think storytellers across many mediums can learn from HST in his method of vividly describing his subjective experience and perceptions instead of being weighed down by a detached point of view. "I don't understand film, thats why I want to learn about film. I think the technology is not up to the lever we have to get to portray reality"...So true and ahead of the times in the discussion of 'truth' and documentary film. Not my original idea but I agree that the most truthful documentaries are focussed on a single person's emotions and perceptions of events.

    • @jimbojankerson5610
      @jimbojankerson5610 Před 2 lety +2

      I noticed his comment about technology as well. I then thought about today's tech and how he realized cameras and mics needed to be micro in order to conceal them to catch authentic human nature. Once one sees everything as it is they can see everything as it will eventually be or as it should be.

  • @SandrasSpicySpanishSalami
    @SandrasSpicySpanishSalami Před 4 lety +16

    "Called in two Actors to help"
    >Cuts to Bill Murray

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for this.

  • @isaacjames7410
    @isaacjames7410 Před 5 lety +9

    Pretty amazing. The man, the character, his work, this doc... it’s all great.

  • @slm2500
    @slm2500 Před 8 lety +121

    he wasn't ever in the hells angels. he hung out with the Oakland chapter for a year while writing a book about them

    • @taytay3087
      @taytay3087 Před 8 lety +4

      Need to reread his books, dude

    • @slm2500
      @slm2500 Před 8 lety +22

      +Taylor Kru. yeah I read them.all of them.and if you read them,you would know he rode British bikes...not allowed in the hell angels.watch the CZcams video of him and skip workman (an oakland hells angel)and you won't look like a complete jerkoff to everyone who reads the comment section of this video

    • @taytay3087
      @taytay3087 Před 8 lety +2

      'I was no longer sure whether I was doing research on the Hell's Angels or being slowly absorbed by them.

    • @taytay3087
      @taytay3087 Před 8 lety

      Its right in the book....

    • @slm2500
      @slm2500 Před 8 lety +29

      +Taylor Kru.That doesn't mean he was a member. like I said he rode British bikes, which the hells angels do not allow in their club.and he never held a patch.watch the skip workman interview, the angels beat the shit out of him for getting in their business.even skip workman calls the book 95% cheap trash

  • @hollands694
    @hollands694 Před 6 lety +3

    Wow after watching this, I realize even more how amazing Johnny Depp is as an actor. He portrayed him perfectly!!

  • @fernalicious
    @fernalicious Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing! Happy birthday Hunter.

  • @justinbrown5033
    @justinbrown5033 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you for your contribution to society.

  • @NowFunStarts
    @NowFunStarts Před 9 lety +12

    Well done BBC, Great documentary. I was 15 when this was broadcast so I had to go to bed after Alias Smith and Jones :(

  • @troykaz9037
    @troykaz9037 Před 6 lety +7

    I freaking love this guy!!!! We need more like him!!! 😁

  • @AlexisSmithFilms
    @AlexisSmithFilms Před 3 lety +23

    His movements remind me of myself. I have severe diagnosed ADHD. I constantly need to be excited about something and if I get bored of something I can’t stand it anymore. I can barely keep a conversation going about only one topic. I like my ability to multitask and be able to pick up multiple projects because of my diagnosis, but it definitely hinders me socially and long term goals.

    • @thomasnc
      @thomasnc Před 2 lety

      I have ADHD as well. Maybe that's why I find this man so interesting. He reminds us of ourselves in a way.

  • @flaviochavez1747
    @flaviochavez1747 Před 5 lety

    This got uploaded on my birthday :,) thank the great magnet, i hope i can write like him one day

  • @misfitsmiami6777
    @misfitsmiami6777 Před 6 lety +7

    Amazes me how long he lived the lifestyle he did and didn't go because of health problems but on his own terms

  • @egotisticalrooster
    @egotisticalrooster Před 10 lety +166

    hahaha nobody has mentioned the fact that Bill Murray is in this documentary.

    • @stephenmuth1425
      @stephenmuth1425 Před 10 lety +9

      ...as is Brian-Doyle, his brother.

    • @jonbaird8835
      @jonbaird8835 Před 9 lety +10

      Everyone (almost) has forgotten about Where the Buffalo Roam. Dr. Thompson himself was quoted as saying that he disapproved of the final film edit. (not verified/rumor)

    • @TheAcidPhosphate
      @TheAcidPhosphate Před 9 lety +3

      John Beaird Ahh, man that movie was so good. I think I may even enjoy it more than F&L in las vegas

    • @DRsideburns
      @DRsideburns Před 7 lety +16

      I think Bill Murray did a shit job as Thompson. Depp did a much better job

    • @rustyshackleford4438
      @rustyshackleford4438 Před 7 lety +2

      DRsideburns Depp seems like captain jack on either and acid. Bill did a much better job

  • @Alllovingalex
    @Alllovingalex Před rokem +2

    Look up to this dude heavy cuz of the fact we live ass backwards and there needs change and love

    • @ok2593
      @ok2593 Před měsícem

      I love hunter but you need to reevaluate your role models

  • @unfriendlyatheist616
    @unfriendlyatheist616 Před rokem +1

    Thank
    You
    For
    Your
    Service

    • @triplucid3563
      @triplucid3563 Před 3 měsíci

      Why don't people thank prostitutes at LEAST this much too. Lol

  • @alexanderbutler426
    @alexanderbutler426 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you for being your self and nothing Else

  • @FutureSerialKiller
    @FutureSerialKiller Před 2 lety +3

    I'm so glad he didn't see corona viruse.... And with the right kind of eyes, you can kinda see the high water mark

  • @cnotedrop
    @cnotedrop Před 6 lety +5

    I wish I had the chance to speak to Hunter back then, he is the trippiest dude ever

  • @double_d_8885
    @double_d_8885 Před 5 lety +5

    Seeing this for the first time and I cannot believe what a good job Johnny Depp did playing Hunter in fear and loathing in Las Vegas.

  • @Calicocutpants
    @Calicocutpants Před 2 lety +5

    The Thompson that comes out at 40:05 feels so genuine and kind. Just shard man to pin down.