We’re always pleased to get two of our favorite things — in this case, Hunter S. Thompson’s prose and Young Johnny Depp — in one go. It’s the concept behind peanut butter & jelly, after all. These videos, which we spotted over at Open Culture, feature Johnny Depp reading from letters written to him by Hunter S. Thompson before and during his work on the film adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the project that made the two such fast friends that Depp ended up footing the bill for Thompson’s grandiose funeral. The videos aren’t new, of course, but even if you’ve seen them before, they’re well worth a revisit. Click through to watch, but be warned: these are letters written by Hunter S. Thompson, and thus are obviously rather NSFW.
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Wow.. That’s all I can say! You did ur best Johnny. Idk this Hunter Thompson, but I sure missed somtin it looks like.. I’ll b looking it up and the movie if u did it darlin! All the best & love to you!
You don’t know who Hunter S. Thompson is? Wow.
Cool stuff from Depp and The Doctor! Knew it was labor of Love for JD and pain in the lower colon for HST, but Fear and Loathing in Vegas was watershed moment for so many of us Freaks and Nere do wells that hold the novel to their hearts and rotted minds. Funeral was Epic thanks to Colonal Depp. Would have loved to be there RIP Doc.
This was amazing! I laughed and cried ~ felt like HST was right there. Fabulous job, Colonal Depp :)
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