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Blacksmith21 ago

Further, it's well documented that fiction follows reality. A Clockwork Orange and Fear and Loathing...where did Kubrick and Thompson GET their ideas?

Silence of the Lambs....fava beans....not an original idea.

A little ultraviolence for the masses.

angry_mob ago

thompson - the hippie drug culture. however, what most people don't realize about him is that he was an excellent journalist and fantastic writer of political commentary. if there is one guy who turned me onto the idea that the government is corrupt, it would be Hunter. i find it so frustrating that people on here make huge judgements about the guy without ever reading his work.

Enigmatic_Continuum ago

If you haven't seen the David Letterman interview where Thompson says that he kills people, you should watch it. It will help you take off your rose colored glasses.

Shizy ago

So if someone is really good in one area of their life it's not possible that they are doing shitty things in other areas? That seems very naieve!

angry_mob ago

and no, i do NOT believe he made snuff films. for anyone. ever.

pizza-party-pooper-2 ago

You sure about that?? That's not what Rusty Nelson said. or for that matter Paul Bonacci. And Thompson himself mentioned he liked to kill. Sorry, good journalist or no, he was clearly up to something nasty and a couple of people are saying that it was snuff films.