On this day in movie history - Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film

a documentary directed by Tom Thurman,

written by Tom Marksbury,

was released at the Hollywood Film Festival in the U.S. on October 19, 2006.

Music by Otto Helmuth and Frank Schaap.

Narrated by Nick Nolte.

Cast:

Ed Bradley, Bob Braudis, Douglas Brinkley, William F. Buckley, Gary Busey, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Johnny Depp, F.X. Feeney, Gary Hart, Art Linson, Leonard Maltin, George McGovern, Bill Murray, Laila Nabulsi, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Harry Dean Stanton, Ralph Steadman, Anita Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson, Juan Thompson, Nick Tosches, Jann Wenner, Tom Wolfe.

On this day in movie history - For No Good Reason (2012)

For No Good Reason

a documentary directed by Charlie Paul,

was released at the London Film Festival in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2012.

Music by Ed Harcourt, Sacha Skarbek, Slash, Jason Mraz and Thom Crawford.

Cast:

Ralph Steadman, Johnny Depp, Richard E. Grant, Terry Gilliam, Jann Wenner, Hunter S. Thompson, Hal Willner, Patrick Godfrey.