John Cusack on Meeting Hunter S Thompson

John Cusack discusses his first meeting with Hunter S Thompson.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." These are the immortal words from Hunter Stockton Thompson, a.k.a. Doctor Gonzo and Raoul Duke. Principal photography is nearing completion on Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film, Starz Entertainment's insightful look at the man whose last wish was to have his ashes blown out of a giant cannon. The special is set to air on Starz, December 12 at 10:00 p.m. (et/pt). Interviewees Include Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Bill Murray, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Tom Wolfe, George McGovern, Ed Bradley, William F. Buckley and Many Others. Narrated By Nick Nolte

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Hunter
• Thompson
• Gonzo
• Depp
• Busey
• Cusack
• Hypocrisy
• Vegas
• Film

[vanessahdepp]

if i'm not wrong...Johnny Depp acted as Raoul Duke, aye?

it's a really great movie!!!

good job JOhnny!

[GrapeDrink4Life]

"0:21 I started to make films...horriblefilms..."

That always cracks me up, how casually he says it.

[princewazere]

thats bullshit lol

[myfanniejigglesaboot]

"we were really tight all through the clinton administration"

[lobotomyboy666]

Nope--because he acted like a horse's ass who exploited Hunter's impaired condition, which, like you, was not cool.

[vonkaltenborn]

Because he made your work more difficult? Because he said evil things about you? What a shame, for you.

[lobotomyboy666]

I worked with Hunter on a project once and had to speak with him on the phone. He was dead drunk and I couldn't understand a word he was saying. John Cusack was in the kitchen with Hunter, equally drunk and egging him on. Finally Hunter freaked out and started screaming at Anita. Fuck John Cusack. He's an asshole.

[piven88]

acctually he plays a wide variety of charachters. sure in the 80's he played alot of dorky/sappy guys but from the 90's up he's done a whole variety of charachters...depressed ones,hitmen,scam artists, writers,obsesive ones, war hero's, cops, baseball players, criminals

[panpan56]

fuck off

[panpan56]

lol everybody's gonna say all his movies or what?

but yah i agree too