MOVIE NIGHT

WHAT: GONZO; The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson
WHEN: Tue, Nov 18th, Doors open @ 7:00 PM, Show starts @ 8:00PM
WHERE: Belly Up Aspen

*No Cover (All Ages)

This acclaimed film features clips of rare and never-before-seen Thompson home movies, audio and more “Thompson survives to some degree in the popular imagination because of his self-burnished reputation for wild excess. Thompson remains a durable icon of countercultural bad craziness. Gonzo denotes a drug-fueled, madcap libertarianism, a pursuit of freedom to the very edge of good sense and beyond. “Gonzo” is a fascinating history lesson and a bit of a cautionary tale — about the corrosive effects of rampant drug use, yes, but more about how fame can turn into the scourge of talent. ”
— A. O. Scott, The New York Times

FUN FACT: In 1970 Thompson ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, as part of a group of citizens running for local offices on the "Freak Power" ticket. The platform included promoting the decriminalization of drugs (for personal use only, not trafficking, as he disapproved of profiteering), tearing up the streets and turning them into grassy pedestrian malls, banning any building so tall as to obscure the view of the mountains, and renaming Aspen "Fat City" to deter investors.