FRI & SAT, AUG 8 & 9 / 9 pm
SUN, AUG 10 / 7 pm
THU, AUG 14 / 9 pm
Directed by Charlie Paul
2012, UK, 89 min
Ralph Steadman is the last of the original Gonzo visionaries. He is best known for his remarkable scathing artwork which accompanies Hunter S. Thompson’s literary masterpiece Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Director Charlie Paul spent 15 years meticulously amassing the footage and creating the remarkable animations for the film to match the same anarchic energy, anger and free spirit of Steadman’s pictures. Through Johnny Depp’s lead in this intimate portrait, we are able to reach to the heart of what makes this artist tick, his friendships and fallings out, his love for art and his passion for civil liberties. This is an inventive, energetic, occasionally harrowing but inspiring and uplifting film with contributions from Terry Gilliam, Richard E. Grant and music from All American Rejects, Jason Mraz, Ed Harcourt and Crystal Castles.
