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For No Good Reason

Oct 12, 2012 · 1h 29m
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For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly from interview to animation and in the finest Gonzo tradition questions of witness and authenticity are challenged. Steadman's art is for the first time animated, including illustrations from Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas. Featuring Richard E Grant, Terry Gilliam, Bruce Robinson and with music from Slash, The All American Rejects, Jason Mraz, Crystal Castles, Ed Hardcourt and Beth Orton. A touching and at times funny film about honesty, friendship and the ambition driving an artist. This is a true record of the demise of the 20th Century counterculture and hipster dream with Ralph Steadman the last of the Gonzo visionaries.

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CAST

Ralph Steadman
Self
Hunter S. Thompson
Self (archive footage)
Terry Gilliam
Self
Richard E. Grant
Self
Jann Wenner
Self
Johnny Depp
Self
Francis Bacon
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Directed by Charlie Paul

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EN
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US, GB
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