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Hunter S Thompson Rages About the Handling of the film version of RUM DIARY!








Hey folks, Harry here... Now I happen to fall into the category of Hunter S Thompson worshippers... My friend and pal, Mark Ebner... better known as a shock jock from the syndicated show, Drastic Radio on The Comedy World Radio Network (ComedyWorld.Com)." Well, Mark knowing my undying love of rare Hunter S Thompson writings sent me the following, CONFIRMED BY MARK, letter by Hunter to Holly Sorenson, a development executive at The Shooting Gallery. Now you've seen my rages and flames on this site for years, but folks... what you are about to see is a creator pissed off and firing with all the keys of a manual typewriter. Here you can feel the raw frustration that Hunter has at a project that he is proud of, that he has contacted and gotten the interest of several of the coolest actors in the world... yet languishes in the deep pit of development hell. Many authors remain calm and quiet... fearful of losing their position in the world, but Hunter is a man with brass balls and a helluva way with words. In addition, I'd just like to chime in that as a fan of this book and the actors in question... I'd love to see this film move forward. With Depp being freed up from CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND (another great travesty of justice) he's free to do something like this. And having Depp possibly exploring the further worlds of Hunter... well... delicious. Here's the letter... ENJOY....








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"GOD, HELL!"
by Uncapie
Feb 20th, 2001
10:35:24 PM
You see...
by L'Idiot
Feb 20th, 2001
10:38:02 PM
Kudos, Mr. Thompson
by d-sav21
Feb 20th, 2001
10:52:37 PM
"GOD, HELL!" again...
by Uncapie
Feb 20th, 2001
10:57:11 PM
Just two good ol' boys driving down the street. We were were sto
by MorpheusSleeps
Feb 20th, 2001
11:27:06 PM
Wow he was really hard on that Molly person.
by Benjamin Horne
Feb 20th, 2001
11:27:14 PM
"The possiblity of complete mental and physical colaspe. . .is n
by Tall_Boy
Feb 20th, 2001
11:29:42 PM
And I thought some of you talkbckers were ruthless.
by vroom socko
Feb 20th, 2001
11:49:40 PM
"No cop was ever born who isn't a sucker for a finely-executed h
by HeywoodFloyd
Feb 20th, 2001
11:59:30 PM
HAHAHA
by MorpheusSleeps
Feb 21st, 2001
12:21:02 AM
rum
by reni
Feb 21st, 2001
02:39:00 AM
Hells angels
by cjr71244
Feb 21st, 2001
05:29:46 AM
Way to go Hunter! DONT TAKE ANY GUFF FROM THOSE SWINE!!
by ODELAY
Feb 21st, 2001
06:08:38 AM
Damn I gatta read me some Hunter S Thompson some day
by Lujho
Feb 21st, 2001
06:24:06 AM
Ernest Hemingway was a pussy!
by QuizKidDonnie
Feb 21st, 2001
06:31:24 AM
Christ!
by Jotham
Feb 21st, 2001
07:30:07 AM
Not at all, MQ Blank...
by Uncapie
Feb 21st, 2001
07:42:00 AM
Inviting Criticism
by PapaSatan
Feb 21st, 2001
07:50:21 AM
Is this not a sensible place to park
by northern monkey
Feb 21st, 2001
07:57:57 AM
we're your friends, we're not like the others man, really... no
by split_finger21
Feb 21st, 2001
08:00:59 AM
there's a, uh, big machine in the sky... some sort of electric s
by split_finger21
Feb 21st, 2001
08:01:51 AM
"Let's get down to brass tacks...
by Gullo
Feb 21st, 2001
08:29:43 AM
Some of Thompson's best writing can be found in his letters
by Smilin'Jack Ruby
Feb 21st, 2001
09:13:45 AM
"Hometown Boy Promotes Deviant Behavior"
by Kentucky Colonel
Feb 21st, 2001
09:14:02 AM
This might be the greatest AICN article ever!!!!
by IAmLegolas
Feb 21st, 2001
10:19:48 AM
HST writes rants like talkbackers can only dream of.
by Nocturnaloner
Feb 21st, 2001
10:38:52 AM
In Defense of Shooting Gallery
by Grimfarrow
Feb 21st, 2001
11:07:32 AM
That's what I'm talking about!
by carlos
Feb 21st, 2001
11:40:23 AM
count_glockula
by PapaSatan
Feb 21st, 2001
11:50:05 AM
Nocturnaloner
by PapaSatan
Feb 21st, 2001
11:53:52 AM
Um...
by IrmaVep
Feb 21st, 2001
12:44:00 PM
"The patio was crowded, so we sat inside at the...
by Ogami Itto
Feb 21st, 2001
12:50:40 PM
whoops, here's the corrected quote
by Ogami Itto
Feb 21st, 2001
12:56:15 PM
whoops, here's the corrected quote
by Ogami Itto
Feb 21st, 2001
12:57:04 PM
Paul Kemp is not a happy man!
by 221b
Feb 21st, 2001
01:03:50 PM
Thanks Hunter
by simian
Feb 21st, 2001
01:35:19 PM
"Rum Diary" is my favorite Thompson book...
by Elgyn6655321
Feb 21st, 2001
01:59:42 PM
The Shooting Gallery Blows, I Used To Work There
by Nocturna
Feb 21st, 2001
02:08:22 PM
Those damn bats are back! You'll see 'em soon enough, ol' boy.
by Uga
Feb 21st, 2001
02:22:24 PM
NO NO NO, THEY HAVE TO MAKE A SHORT FILM OF THE GREAT SHARK HUNT
by Pupkin
Feb 21st, 2001
03:32:48 PM
How would Horatio Alger handle this Talkback?
by Conspir8or
Feb 21st, 2001
04:19:06 PM
HAR FINALLY FUCKIN HAR
by [] [] [] - PP -
Feb 21st, 2001
04:43:38 PM
Wake up and smell the garbage
by billybob
Feb 21st, 2001
05:10:18 PM
Two bits of info for your edification about distributors and HST
by Uncapie
Feb 21st, 2001
06:51:50 PM
WOFTAM (Waste of flippin' time and money)
by Flowerdale
Feb 21st, 2001
08:01:43 PM
"You've gone completely sideways, man!"
by Tall_Boy
Feb 21st, 2001
08:38:48 PM
A HST post and...
by Gonzo_Filmmaker
Feb 21st, 2001
09:53:14 PM
Fear and Loathing in Hollywood. Hunter you just made my day budd
by Bari Umenema
Feb 21st, 2001
11:16:43 PM
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a
by Clutch
Feb 22nd, 2001
09:11:24 AM
Three Words:
by Lahroo
Feb 22nd, 2001
11:19:21 AM
What about our room, and our golf shoes?
by x1357
Feb 22nd, 2001
11:51:45 AM
A publicity stunt ? Please.
by asdoi
Feb 22nd, 2001
03:03:07 PM
apples and oranges
by Poppy - Nogood
Feb 22nd, 2001
05:20:44 PM
That is Hunter S. Thompson, no doubt.
by Lobanhaki
Feb 22nd, 2001
06:29:28 PM
Hunter S. Thompson
by dvan
Feb 23rd, 2001
06:15:03 AM
HST is an a**hole
by whistlerain
Feb 23rd, 2001
11:09:27 AM
gods of gonzo
by x-ta-c
Feb 26th, 2001
02:46:43 PM
Keep that asshole Nolte off a project potentially this fantastic
by lukeweil
Feb 27th, 2001
11:59:38 PM
Fuck, man, you've gone completely sideways.
by Phat_Cheops
Mar 7th, 2001
08:31:30 PM
Alex Cox versus commercialism
by Limeycunt
Mar 9th, 2001
03:38:24 AM
God Bless Gonzo
by BlakeRG
Mar 28th, 2001
01:05:39 AM
Look!
by Mr Neth
Mar 24th, 2002
05:32:21 AM

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