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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is a 2008 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. It details Hunter S. Thompson's landmark writings on music and politics. Friends and family (including Tom Wolfe and Ralph Stean) provide interviews to help describe the mythos of Hunter and his life.
The film was nominated for the Grand Jury prize in the documentary genre at the Sundance Film Festival, and for the Best Documentary Screenplay at the Writers' Guild of America awards in 2009.
The film received generally positive reviews, The Hollywood Reporter opining that "a biographical documentary doesn't get any better than this."