Johnny Depp - The Colonel
Portrait, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
Lead on Paper
The essence of gonzo in it's purest form - or is it?   Johnny Depp, a Kentucky native, is seen here in his leading role as Raol  Duke aka Hunter S Thompson in 1998's Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas.   Though released to mediocre reviews and a disappointing box office, the  film has gone onto to become a cult classic.  It was selected as a  modern classic by The Criterion Collection Company and won a Golden Palm  at the Cannes Film Festival.  Now, twelve years later we are still  waiting on the companion piece to this film, The Rum Diary which is  slated for release in the next year or two.  You don't have to wait  until then though, get gonzo - grab this print, stick it in a suitcase and smuggle that sucker home!
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