Hunter S. Thompson Wants To Settle The Score | Letterman

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  • @justincase2291
    @justincase2291 Рік тому +686

    I never realized how well Johnny Depp played his parts until seeing this.

    • @anthonymcbride855
      @anthonymcbride855 Рік тому +41

      Johnny Depp hung out with hunter S Thompson.

    • @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103
      @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103 Рік тому +47

      Depp spent 2 years shadowing Hunter before the movie to learn every single aspect of his mannerisms

    • @tomash9116
      @tomash9116 Рік тому +27

      Right? It's one of my favourite films, but when I first saw it, I thought it was a parody. Johnny Depp absolutely became Hunter S Thompson. (Saying that, I also love the Bill Murray portrayal of him).

    • @tomjames3758
      @tomjames3758 Рік тому +5

      @@anthonymcbride855 in his basement

    • @pjamdragon1
      @pjamdragon1 Рік тому +10

      Became so close, ​johnny helped “scatter” hunter’s ashes

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia Рік тому +33

    Only a legend could bring Letterman a pack of firecrackers

    • @jazzmanchgo
      @jazzmanchgo 3 місяці тому

      Only a legend could out-"snark" David Letterman without even breaking a sweat.

    • @marcjtdc
      @marcjtdc 2 місяці тому

      A guy who did snuxx films is a real legend 100%

  • @JBBost
    @JBBost 6 місяців тому +122

    It's like Hunter S. is reading the subtitles of what he's gonna say, lol

    • @slowfuse
      @slowfuse 6 місяців тому +9

      he's so self conscious and neurotic, it's probably about true. The words are popping into his mind and he is reading the words

    • @xAlexZifko
      @xAlexZifko 3 місяці тому +1

      Thats definitely the best way ive heard it put...

  • @infowarriorone
    @infowarriorone Рік тому +149

    Dave is enthralled. I don't think I've seen HST as comedic as in this interview, though he was always a jokester, a merry prankster, and all that. And he did return as a guest years after this.

    • @DaniboyBR2
      @DaniboyBR2 Рік тому +3

      So you haven't read his books, they're some of the funniest books ever, some parts of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas had me HOWLING, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved is also a gem in terms of comedy.

    • @ibrown3KC
      @ibrown3KC Рік тому +8

      ​@@DaniboyBR2I think hes referring to HST in person not usually being this open and humorous. Like i know in his interview with Conan hed hardly say two words, and only when prompted. Mainly, most likely, because he was absolutely hammered and perhaps even blackout drunk at the time of the interview. But of course, as a writer, Hunter is going to be far funnier and far better at comminicating his thoughts and jokes. As thats the case with nearly all writers. Stephen King is pretty good in interviews and at speaking in general, but when it comes to many writer's, if not most, they are often times awkward or at least no where near as comfortable conversing in person as they are with the written word, of course.

    • @DaniboyBR2
      @DaniboyBR2 Рік тому +6

      @@ibrown3KC Age kicked him like a mule, he didn't like it and he said so in his farewell note.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 2 місяці тому

      @@DaniboyBR2 was it age tho? or, you know... all the substances

  • @tonymockeridge338
    @tonymockeridge338 Рік тому +176

    Seeing those two together is just wonderful. Thanks for this great piece of priceless gonzo history

    • @MrBuketman
      @MrBuketman Рік тому +4

      For all the youngsters seeing this for the first time go watch the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

    • @dowhatiwantc7637
      @dowhatiwantc7637 Рік тому +5

      @@MrBuketmanthat’s usually how they find him I recommend the bill Murray one “where the Buffalo roam” that one came out way before the Johnny depp one both amazing but I prefer the bill Murray.

    • @joshuanipps9106
      @joshuanipps9106 Рік тому +8

      Hell yeah. I never really realized how awesome David Letterman was for a significant portion of his time on the air, he always just seemed like the better late show host out of him and Leno, but little pieces like this here and there. I finally realized how fxxxin great he was when Warren Zevon was dying and he gave him an entire show to perform 3 songs and talk with him in all the guest slots. Living Legend. While Carson is probably the undeniable "great" of all the late night talk format shows, Letterman is definitely the most diverse, genuine and respectable one as an artist and human.

    • @BeforeAndAfterScience
      @BeforeAndAfterScience Рік тому +1

      @@dowhatiwantc7637 "Hunter? Ain't nobody doin' no huntin' in here! This is a PARTY, not a SAFARI!"

    • @specialk3357
      @specialk3357 10 місяців тому +2

      @@joshuanipps9106 Leno didn’t have a tenth of Dave’s passion imo. I agree ☝️

  • @cpruns4501
    @cpruns4501 Рік тому +96

    "You have to settle your scores or people get sloppy so to speak" - WOW. I love that:)

  • @rodroller6634
    @rodroller6634 2 роки тому +602

    The fact that Hunter could go on national TV, with Dave Letterman, and hold his own while heavily medicated, (for mortal men), still amazes me. True respect for the man.

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 Рік тому +51

      90% of his guests are heavily medicated

    • @Originalred04
      @Originalred04 Рік тому +6

      Peak David!

    • @brianjansen3103
      @brianjansen3103 Рік тому

      I think he fit right in, I bet more than half the people working there are self medicated

    • @FakingANerve
      @FakingANerve Рік тому +23

      @@Originalred04 meanwhile... Hunter peaking on acid.

    • @daryl9799
      @daryl9799 Рік тому

      It's called a loser addict but hey let's put people like this on a pedastil.

  • @erichaynes7502
    @erichaynes7502 2 роки тому +113

    This first year of Late Night brought out so many historic guests..this(and Dave of course) is what made such a great show.

    • @petermgruhn
      @petermgruhn Рік тому

      I'm waiting for the historic part to happen.

    • @vaporiiz
      @vaporiiz Рік тому +4

      @@petermgruhn are you slow? or just young

  • @ingz3768
    @ingz3768 2 роки тому +66

    I love how Letterman is tiptoeing to not get dissed on a subversive level where he has a hard time to make a comeback. He appreciated his guest in at least that way, giving him props. He makes Thompson make all the work, and dude delivered!

  • @billynotreally3793
    @billynotreally3793 Рік тому +258

    Letterman kept his studio notoriously cold, yet Hunter is sweating his balls off

    • @Billosto
      @Billosto Рік тому +103

      His blood's too thick for the Letterman studio

    • @nicholasmoore8629
      @nicholasmoore8629 9 місяців тому +1

      How do know

    • @yelizaveta1278
      @yelizaveta1278 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@nicholasmoore8629 Re: see "notoriously"

    • @MarquetteTheFourchette
      @MarquetteTheFourchette 8 місяців тому +22

      ​@@Billostohes never fully been able to explain himself in that clime

    • @RaineriRi
      @RaineriRi 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@MarquetteTheFourchetteGood one! 😂

  • @chemicalbrother7613
    @chemicalbrother7613 Рік тому +18

    What a great personality that man was! Bigger than life. And seeing this video makes me appreciate Depp's work "In Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas" even more. He was spot on.

  • @csedan510
    @csedan510 Рік тому +75

    My GF in 1991 was an assistant to John Cusack, i went to her office one day and she showed me the faxes that HST sent Cusack. They were hardly legible hand written ramblings that came out of the machine on an 8' scroll. Incredible mind he had.

    • @King_Trollington_III
      @King_Trollington_III 4 місяці тому +1

      haha interesting

    • @firewat3rburn
      @firewat3rburn 2 місяці тому +1

      Why lie?

    • @King_Trollington_III
      @King_Trollington_III 2 місяці тому

      @@firewat3rburn shutup geek

    • @michelletruelove7783
      @michelletruelove7783 12 днів тому

      ​@firewat3rburn he did know John Cusack on a personal level, so highly possible doesn't sound like anything to make up. Simple story. No need for ugly

  • @JasonKifner
    @JasonKifner Рік тому +29

    "Swine" is my new favorite insult.

  • @mjfan653
    @mjfan653 5 місяців тому +45

    Some people become crude when intoxicated, some violent, some sleepy, some just spew nonsense.
    But there is a special kind, who become the wittiest, quickest (in a sense) and most whimsical charmers. And Hunter was a king among them.

  • @0326Hambone
    @0326Hambone 2 роки тому +63

    "No... I dont think ill be back." Haha legend

  • @benatkinson5671
    @benatkinson5671 2 роки тому +42

    I started watching Letterman in 1993 when he moved to CBS and I was 18 years old, and I liked him a lot. But I never truly appreciated him until I started watching old interviews like this one.

  • @timwebber8630
    @timwebber8630 Рік тому +60

    Priceless, a real gem to have this recorded. Letterman was always my favorite, nobody has ever come close to his style, personality, and humor. I miss those late nights watching his show. It was always fun.

    • @fletcher932
      @fletcher932 Рік тому +1

      He was far more easy going and less ego centric back in this era. Seems more lad back and less scripted.

    • @rcadenow7543
      @rcadenow7543 Рік тому

      hes far better at old age imo...in his late shows he talked too much and acted like a creep.

    • @MarvinJulianCabrera-zh3cg
      @MarvinJulianCabrera-zh3cg Місяць тому

      Man, Letterman is so bad. I could never see what fans of his see in him.🤷‍♂️

  • @sitindogmas
    @sitindogmas Рік тому +53

    Hunter inspired many of my public appearances while things were melting.
    the man's EPIC!!!

    • @ryanof3004
      @ryanof3004 Рік тому +5

      Thanksgiving with the whole family on 3 tabs I think were 160ug each hahah, great time and nobody even knew a damn thing!😂😂

    • @sitindogmas
      @sitindogmas Рік тому

      @@ryanof3004 🤣 that's awesome 😃

  • @griplimit
    @griplimit Рік тому +121

    Man… this guy nailed the Johnny Depp impression!

    • @DrGonzo3l3v3n5
      @DrGonzo3l3v3n5 Рік тому +6

      Johnny is the way he is now because of Hunter 😂

  • @josemorenorahn
    @josemorenorahn 2 роки тому +57

    Good Lord, I was waiting for this. I miss Hunter, such a wild and beautiful soul.

    • @crazycat1345
      @crazycat1345 2 роки тому

      He was nothing but a drug attic psychopath.

    • @josemorenorahn
      @josemorenorahn 2 роки тому +2

      @@crazycat1345 yes he was, and thank God for it

    • @R420ISH
      @R420ISH Рік тому

      What lord? He and his wife were killed and deleted from existence 23th of May 2013.

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 Рік тому

      Sorry excuse for a man... can't stand animal abusers

  • @bobot1981
    @bobot1981 2 роки тому +92

    Hunter Thompson. A one of a kind American Legend! Dave, too.

  • @johnschlaefflin2100
    @johnschlaefflin2100 2 роки тому +84

    When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

  • @garrickragon1232
    @garrickragon1232 Рік тому +33

    Dave was the greatest. I was 15 when the first year of Letterman came out. He was company for this hip but dorky teenager. He and Lou Reed were my heroes.

    • @fenz1
      @fenz1 Рік тому

      Lou Reed that guy that featured on a Gorillaz song?

    • @garrickragon1232
      @garrickragon1232 Рік тому

      @@fenz1 yes

  • @nanny287
    @nanny287 8 місяців тому +3

    The ultimate iconoclast. Loved him, and his essays and books. Can you imagine what gems he would be writing about the political atmosphere in America today! Rest easy, Hunter.❤

  • @williamperkins7318
    @williamperkins7318 2 роки тому +460

    Hunter isn't "coked up", he's trippin' balls, as he always was on Dave's show. He's fairly functional for a man on hallucinogens.

    • @mantia39
      @mantia39 2 роки тому +27

      He loved mescaline I guess.

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 2 роки тому +49

      No, in the years that Late Night and the Late Show were airing and having him as a guest (80s/90s), it was cocaine and hash. Mostly cocaine. And a lot of Chevas Regal, the 12 year old stuff, always with a handful of ice cubes.
      You're right that he was always fairly functional no matter what he was on. I don't think he ever "quit" anything, so on any given day, sure, he might have had shrooms for breakfast and smoked DMT for lunch, you know, as a palate cleanser. 😅
      Edit: in the late 90s, opiate painkillers were added to the mix due to his health issues.

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 2 роки тому +24

      @@mantia39 Everybody loves mescaline.

    • @underscorejojo
      @underscorejojo 2 роки тому +14

      He's probably on both.

    • @nckgmz83
      @nckgmz83 Рік тому +2

      😂😂😂😂

  • @718Anubis
    @718Anubis Рік тому +21

    Hunter S. Thompson is one of my favorite writers.

  • @hvitekristesdod
    @hvitekristesdod Рік тому +25

    This man was a hero to humanity. God bless him

  • @annasingh5112
    @annasingh5112 Рік тому +236

    Can anyone imagine Hunter Thompson in this era? The world would not have been able to handle it

    • @unknown.mp4
      @unknown.mp4 Рік тому +59

      There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 Рік тому +4

      ​@@unknown.mp4
      But, it still never got weird enough for me. 👍

    • @JJforShie1
      @JJforShie1 Рік тому +14

      He was in this era. He only died in 2005.

    • @Joe-d3t1t
      @Joe-d3t1t Рік тому +5

      Truly interesting people no longer exist. Sad

    • @zacharytrosch3406
      @zacharytrosch3406 Рік тому +5

      To be honest, I think the current state of the world would've gotten the better of him. Suicide all over again.

  • @jennifershimkus4337
    @jennifershimkus4337 Рік тому +14

    Great biography ❤️ I remember the day he passed, living in Chicago. It was a shock and we named a drink after him at the coffee shop.

  • @GaryBaird.Photography
    @GaryBaird.Photography Рік тому +11

    Johnny Deep played this part ingeniously in "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas". To Perfection.

  • @TomCollins-c4h
    @TomCollins-c4h Рік тому +1

    A supernatural wonderful shy creature this man of higher regard than most.

  • @collybeans586
    @collybeans586 Рік тому +12

    "Why shouldnt I be a little sensitive about these things"
    This is an amazing argument, would've never thought of saying that 🤣

  • @lorip.1110
    @lorip.1110 2 роки тому +88

    HST's Late Night interviews, along with Andy Kaufman's and Harvey Pekar, made for captivating viewing. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

    • @alandoane9168
      @alandoane9168 2 роки тому +15

      You have exquisite taste. Those three are the holy trifecta of Letterman Guests. I had the honor of interviewing Harvey Pekar once on the radio, and it was one of the greatest moments of my life.

    • @bigt9374
      @bigt9374 2 роки тому +4

      Olivia reed was up there

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 Рік тому +2

      Letterman had so many great guests, though. I still remember every appearance by folks like Hunter, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, Norm Macdonald, Tom Hanks, etc…

    • @lucasthompson1650
      @lucasthompson1650 Рік тому +4

      @@bigt9374 In a very different way, so is Crispin Glover.

    • @VillemarMxO
      @VillemarMxO Рік тому +6

      Brother Theodore!

  • @thewurstgarage676
    @thewurstgarage676 2 роки тому +89

    HST was pretty honest about hating talk show interviews. He was awkward, uncomfortable, and a duck out of water -and he knew it. He was much more comfortable in a cabin in the mountains with an electric typewriter, a high-amp sound system and plenty of Chivas on the rocks. But give him that, and some nights that man could roll thunder.

    • @cgbleak
      @cgbleak 2 роки тому +12

      For a guy who liked to give the impression that much of his writing was a spontaneous, unedited screed, Thompson is surprisingly(?) uncomfortable and discomforting as a talk show host/live storyteller. Whatever he wants us think about how his best writing came to fruition, I get the sense that he was actually a highly dedicated craftsman who took a lot of time and effort to create that edgy, spontaneous feel to his work.

    • @jfjnpxmy
      @jfjnpxmy 2 роки тому +3

      @@cgbleak Dude was a hype job. A limp-wristed word-style hero, same as any other journalist, but with this gonzo badass image to set him apart from the pack.

    • @davidowens5898
      @davidowens5898 Рік тому +6

      @@jfjnpxmy Nah; Hunter was definitely one of kind on the page. You need to go back and read him sgaiin. You missed something........

    • @knifelyfe6565
      @knifelyfe6565 Рік тому +2

      @@davidowens5898 He doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.
      Obviously a young kid who calls people "dude".lol

    • @knifelyfe6565
      @knifelyfe6565 Рік тому +3

      @@davidowens5898 Easy to see he didn't read HST's Hells Angels book.

  • @cynthiamason4069
    @cynthiamason4069 Рік тому +9

    Did Hunter ever appear on any other talk show? This is epic!

  • @SnakeStAugustine
    @SnakeStAugustine Рік тому +8

    "There are certain dark aspects of that contract." 😂

  • @J-Loe
    @J-Loe Рік тому +7

    He really is a nice guy and an athlete

  • @Elseveno
    @Elseveno 2 роки тому +9

    Miss the old Dave Letterman show. He was the best.

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq Рік тому +9

    Miss you Hunter

  • @jackrosendale8367
    @jackrosendale8367 2 роки тому +25

    I think HST would've been more at ease if Dave had let him ignite his gift.

  • @Iam_Dunn
    @Iam_Dunn Рік тому +7

    Imma 54yr old dude from Canada Eh! and when I grow up, I want to have had 0.0001% of the amount of life stories that H.S.T. can talk about! What a trip!
    ❤ from 🇨🇦 :)

  • @joenewton2021
    @joenewton2021 Рік тому +1

    He and letterman are great together

  • @MarkMasters...
    @MarkMasters... Рік тому +1

    Role Model. Legend. Outlaw. Genius.😎

  • @brentmcwilliams4332
    @brentmcwilliams4332 Місяць тому

    I remember watching this in college when it was on and thinking how hilarious Hunter was.

  • @drowningpooralice5505
    @drowningpooralice5505 Рік тому +16

    " your not gonna set these off in here are you" " I could ask you the same thing". This was a great man.

  • @TheBeefSlayer
    @TheBeefSlayer Рік тому +13

    Makes me realize what a dangerous man Dr. Hunter was. I believe he really did sue that guy. I wouldn’t want to be on his bad side. I’m sure it was easy to get there. God bless you DR. Hunter!!!!! Such an intelligent man with all the time in the world to get even. God help us.

    • @harrychapin808
      @harrychapin808 Рік тому +1

      Yes... he could be very dangerous.

    • @harrychapin808
      @harrychapin808 Рік тому +1

      @@dejuren1367 Ur point?! He "could" be very dangerous. AND he was - 😂 to himself! He blew his brains 🧠 out!! So, life is dangerous. Tell me something I don't know.

  • @robertcrystals
    @robertcrystals Рік тому +13

    imagine the emails this maniac would have flung if he was in his prime around 2010

  • @jamesswenson6379
    @jamesswenson6379 Рік тому +1

    Nothing short of outstanding l followed hunter from.hells angels through fear and loathing in Las Vegas what a writer

  • @PeterMilliron
    @PeterMilliron 2 роки тому +30

    I wanna know whats in the “edited for tv” segment.

    • @margaritakmp
      @margaritakmp 2 роки тому

      big same. show us the uncut interview, you cowards!

    • @bensullivan
      @bensullivan Рік тому

      I was wondering if it was a commercial break they snipped out. But, yeah, would be nice.

  • @022171
    @022171 2 роки тому +153

    Dave was extremely patient with Thompson's shenanigans here. 10 years later, he might've been a bit more snarky with him.

    • @jonathandaykin3067
      @jonathandaykin3067 2 роки тому +8

      Shenanigans 😆 👍

    • @alvarhanso6310
      @alvarhanso6310 2 роки тому +38

      Perhaps, but it's never a great idea to poke a bear like HST. His idea of fun was shooting at homemade propane bombs.

    • @bigt9374
      @bigt9374 2 роки тому +10

      He was very snarky with Hunter in their last interview

    • @lewisc215
      @lewisc215 Рік тому +2

      Like you know anything.

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 Рік тому +6

      ​@@lewisc215 You seem like a nice human being. Ever get tired of the constant negativity?

  • @DrGonzo3l3v3n5
    @DrGonzo3l3v3n5 Рік тому +24

    Hunter is a LEGEND!!!! That's all I need to say

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 Рік тому

      More like a sorry excuse for a man. I hate animal abusers

    • @JaneCooper190072
      @JaneCooper190072 Рік тому

      There’s a striking moment in the film in which we can see Hunter tormenting his pet bird and you say you sometimes felt like that bird. What did you mean by that?
      He had that bird, Edward. And he’d rattle its cage or hold it and squeeze it and say, “Edward, there’s no bird god that will save you now.” And sometimes I was the bird. I’d internalize what he was doing to that bird. Because I was the innocent abroad, you see.

  • @jojoj3243
    @jojoj3243 7 місяців тому

    20 century Mark Twain. Tremendous one liners. Some of the best ever written. And an absolute bad ass absurdist stream of conscious with amazing composition and timing in a memorizing cadence. That was Raoul Duke.

  • @nobodysfool2232
    @nobodysfool2232 Рік тому +2

    What an American gem!

  • @rundoetx
    @rundoetx Рік тому +5

    A true American legend

  • @revolvingghost4144
    @revolvingghost4144 7 місяців тому

    The best reporter ever

  • @rabokarabekian409
    @rabokarabekian409 Рік тому +23

    Look this up:
    Hunter S. Thompson's 9/11 Essay Is Still Chillingly Accurate 16 Years Later.

    • @TinaObigwebi
      @TinaObigwebi 7 місяців тому

      Eh. Not ALL that prescient, and not particularly deep imo. We knew by then it was islam (again). He just happened to be more educated about how shxvtty and barbaric islam is than most Americans.

    • @professormacdeezy
      @professormacdeezy 7 місяців тому +1

      Kingdom of fear is a great book

    • @johnhenninger1980
      @johnhenninger1980 4 місяці тому

      @@professormacdeezy and,'' a generation of swine''

  • @Onlymyliverfails
    @Onlymyliverfails 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you for uploading Hunter.

  • @buckfuhtt2083
    @buckfuhtt2083 Рік тому +4

    Never pretend to be something you're not...
    Sober! Sometimes you have to pretend to be sober.

  • @edwardpickles8583
    @edwardpickles8583 2 місяці тому

    i love when Letterman moves the fireworks and Hunter doesn't take his eyes off of them for a second. I can just hear the wheels in his brain turning. lol. He wanted those firecrackers bad. Like Charlie wanting candy out of Dennis's pocket.

  • @Jim_L
    @Jim_L 2 роки тому +48

    Letterman was so nervous and uncomfortable in these very, very early years of his show. It added a certain uneasiness about his interviews, which, for some odd reason, I found appealing. 😃

    • @alandoane9168
      @alandoane9168 2 роки тому +9

      Agreed, it adds a rawness and reality to it that the later, slicker years didn't always have. But we also have it back in what Dave is doing now, bolstered by a lifetime of experience and wisdom. I'd give anything to see 2022 Dave sit down with Dr. Thompson for an hour on the Netflix show.

    • @Jim_L
      @Jim_L 2 роки тому +1

      @@alandoane9168 Yes indeed. That would be a fun interview, too.

    • @last808
      @last808 2 роки тому +2

      @@alandoane9168 Or somehow have current Dave interview this Dave.

    • @TonyMichaels166
      @TonyMichaels166 Рік тому

      @@alandoane9168I just read some excerpts in Songs of the Doomed. Pretty crazy

  • @marksoquet8626
    @marksoquet8626 Рік тому +4

    I have never heard of this Dr...I need to look up this guy. Has an unique way of talking.

    • @123TauruZ321
      @123TauruZ321 Рік тому +2

      Watch the movies Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, and Where the buffalo roam. Preferably having a few beers before and during.

    • @coloradoriversurfer
      @coloradoriversurfer Рік тому

      Then read his book of letters

    • @davidturcotte5677
      @davidturcotte5677 Рік тому

      Boy are you in for a surprise!

    • @johnbock1896
      @johnbock1896 Рік тому +1

      Forget the movies!
      Read the books
      Especially The Proud Highway and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72.....then Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.....
      Then watch the movies!!!

    • @michelletruelove7783
      @michelletruelove7783 12 днів тому +1

      You've missed out. He's got a pretty incredible brain in that head

  • @charlesnavin4482
    @charlesnavin4482 Рік тому +8

    Damn; Johnny Depp played him almost perfectly.

  • @GregCurtin45
    @GregCurtin45 2 роки тому +16

    Thankfully his writings make a lot more sense. More bizarre than Andy Kaufman.

  • @jasonswearingen4293
    @jasonswearingen4293 Рік тому +1

    Huge fan of hunter

  • @wurb201
    @wurb201 2 роки тому +3

    Wild, had no idea this existed!

  • @kit2770
    @kit2770 Рік тому +3

    I'm now thinking that the character of Mr. Lahey from _Trailer Park Boys_ was made to look exactly like Hunter S. Thompson.

  • @_Peremalfait
    @_Peremalfait Рік тому +13

    I know a lot of people think Johnny Depp had Thompson down, but the best Hunter Thompson was Bill Murray's Carl Spackler.

    • @MrSulfor
      @MrSulfor Рік тому +5

      Where the Buffalo Roam is highly underrated.

    • @_Peremalfait
      @_Peremalfait Рік тому +3

      @@MrSulfor Agreed. Murray's Hunter Thompson was spot on.

  • @kunkmiceter
    @kunkmiceter Рік тому +3

    Letterman must have been thinking, "Damn, I have just met my comedic match". 😂

  • @johnnypk1963
    @johnnypk1963 Рік тому +5

    Hunters battles w credit card companies r legend…

  • @doublelxp
    @doublelxp 2 роки тому +16

    The only interview where Hunter seems in his element is the shooting range interview he did with Conan.

  • @syx3s
    @syx3s Рік тому +15

    whenever i see the real man it just reinforces how freaking good JD was as portraying him.

    • @Godemperor420blazeit
      @Godemperor420blazeit Рік тому +3

      Bill murray did an excellent job as well. You should check out “where the buffalo roam” if you haven’t.

  • @decencywarrior9598
    @decencywarrior9598 2 роки тому +5

    “people get sloppy otherwise “🤣

  • @blaze4metal
    @blaze4metal Рік тому +4

    I really miss this studio setup. Audience cheering/etc wasn't so obnoxious (and relatively tame/polite compared to today).

  • @hehhehdummy
    @hehhehdummy Рік тому +2

    there's ice clinking in that mug

  • @Deseko
    @Deseko Рік тому

    The Rum Diary being referenced here is pretty cool

  • @CthulhuInc
    @CthulhuInc Місяць тому +1

    one of america's greatest mumblers - kudos, sir - kudos!

  • @st3v3z1
    @st3v3z1 Рік тому +1

    He reminds me of my grandfather here.

  • @stephensims5844
    @stephensims5844 8 днів тому

    Good interview

  • @angelsgranny
    @angelsgranny Рік тому

    He knew Johnny would give him a proper send off.....
    And Mr Depp came through perfectly for his dear friend.

  • @harrychapin808
    @harrychapin808 Рік тому +2

    Depp essentially captured Thompson's persona was mannerisms... but a little over the top. Thompson's unique way of thinking started back when he was just a kid. He was discharged from the USAF because had had too much rebellious influence over the team of writers he worked with.

  • @lastofthebest5102
    @lastofthebest5102 2 роки тому +5

    You wanna settle these scores, people get sloppy otherwise. How true. Let Talionis the law of retaliation. Not a suggestion, a law.

  • @AbeKenney
    @AbeKenney Рік тому +1

    Clearly talking about the Rum Diary.

  • @user-ii9vn6vo6k
    @user-ii9vn6vo6k Рік тому +1

    0:27 Randomly came upon this video and heard the "oh I'm terrible" that I've heard in a suicideboys song so many times, specifically at the beginning of "III If you were to get what you deserve, you would know what the bottom of a tire tastes like", long ass song title lol.

  • @Noisivus
    @Noisivus Рік тому +1

    Imagine how many views the hunter Thompson American Express spokesperson ads would get today

  • @matthewmonteagudo679
    @matthewmonteagudo679 Рік тому +6

    Johnny Depp killed it with the fear and loathing

  • @mitchellkalina8191
    @mitchellkalina8191 Рік тому

    Trippin nuts 😂😂😂

  • @coache5898
    @coache5898 Рік тому +1

    Dave throwing pencils and note cards and breaking glass

  • @MegaBananafruit
    @MegaBananafruit 10 місяців тому

    A legend

  • @TheChefmike66
    @TheChefmike66 Рік тому

    Sooo good.

  • @redwood1133
    @redwood1133 Рік тому +1

    Its hard to dumb down the way things were. Its also hard to insult the past that was prevalent for years. To tell anyone today to disregard the internet ud have to say dont believe in the wheel. Once you see it there is no going back. Its hard to imagine history the way it was.

  • @mvl9591
    @mvl9591 2 роки тому +14

    The good old days when you could smoke on television.

  • @Fortwentt
    @Fortwentt Рік тому

    incredible.

  • @aaronpotter7025
    @aaronpotter7025 Рік тому +4

    Hunter is brilliant.

  • @jodyswallow1008
    @jodyswallow1008 Рік тому +1

    Transplant Letterman’s hair on to Hunters head = Comedy Gold

  • @TheDarkWizard666
    @TheDarkWizard666 5 місяців тому

    The cleanest, best pleasure

  • @davideaston8314
    @davideaston8314 Рік тому +1

    Depp should've won an Oscar for FALILV!!

  • @harrychapin808
    @harrychapin808 Рік тому +2

    "I'm sorry but we're running out of time. Do you think you can come back?" Reply- "No, I can't come back. I'm going to sue you for cutting me short. Where's my ether?"

  • @itookallthenames
    @itookallthenames 2 роки тому +2

    There’s a little thing called cc you click on it and get subtitles

  • @TrashTube-rt9jw
    @TrashTube-rt9jw Рік тому

    3:18 was so Raul Duke 😂

  • @Nahthanksyouserious
    @Nahthanksyouserious Рік тому +1

    I feel like depp did an amazing job but i really see so much Micheal Keaton here. Even the way he speaks. I cant unhear or unsee Keaton