Hunter S. Thompson: The Final 24 (Full Documentary) The Story of His Final 24 Hours
ABOUT MOVIE
“Hunter S Thompson was an author trapped in the body of a rock star. His drug-fuelled adventures were legendary and became the basis of one of the classics of 20th century literature. Thompson’s constant questioning of authority and wild antics made him a hero for a generation of rebels across the globe. But in the end it wasn’t enough.
A lifetime of alcohol and drug abuse was taking their toll. At 67, with a broken leg, two hip operations and in chronic pain Thompson could no longer live up to the legend he’d created. On February 20, 2005, he decided to end it all with one of his favorite possessions, a Smith and Wesson 45. Final 24 charts the life of this troubled genius and uncovers why a bullet to the head was the only way out.”
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Directed by Mike Parkinson
2006
Dave McRae
Arrested development is a real thing. We either learn why we needed to be numb all the time and heal it or die trying to numb it. I’m so grateful to be 60 in 6 weeks. Never thought I’d get to 30.
My mom did the same thing, I saw her with gun and ran, first there was shock then came the grief, and then the hatred, I hated her for years, sure her pain was gone, but she had not known the devastation she left behind, I don’t hate my mom anymore, I truly love and miss her now
Oh man do I know how this man felt. I’m 56 and locked in my house with my body engulfed in arthritis and fibromyalgia. I also worked hard and played harder my whole life, it really sucks and depressing when our bodies can’t keep up with our brains and feelings. Sometimes I wish I had the guts to do what he did but could never do that to my family. For some reason they all still love me and want me around so I take it one day at a time.
“I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.”
I understand what he was going through. I have a lot of physical ailments and mobility issues and am in pain most of the time. It sucks for sure. I can admit I’ve definitely considered ending it but that’s just not something I can do. I’m a huge fan of hunter but it was really shitty of him to kill him self with his family there.
Sad that he put his 6 year old grandson through that. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
“hunter s thompson the writer, became more and more Hunter S Thompson, the character”. beautifully said, and 100% true. I feel the same happened to Salvador Dali. Both were creatures of their own imagination… and then became prisoners of that.
