Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson Correspondence
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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14m
In preparation for portraying author Hunter S. Thompson, actor Johnny Depp spent a great deal of time with him, and they maintained close contact throughout the production. For the following, recorded for the Criterion Collection in London in 2002, Depp selected some of their written correspondence and read it on camera.
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