The Gonzo Patriots Of Hunter S. Thompson

This film follows the many "Gonzo Patriots" across America that volunteered their personally owned artillery to fulfill the late author, Hunter S. Thompson's, last wish to have his ashes fired from a cannon. Before Johnny Depp became involved with the ceremony, and paid over 2 million dollars for a professional fireworks company to blast his friend’s ashes from a 200 foot tall ‘gonzo fist,’ there was a contest in the local paper to see who would be available to provide the service of firing Hunter's ashes from a cannon. The Aspen Daily News asked interested parties to write one hundred word essays describing why their cannons were appropriate to blast Hunter’s ashes. Over 50 cannon owners applied, and though these letters were later reprinted, in part, in Harper’s Magazine, the men and women who had come forward to fulfill the dying wish of their hero...were eventually forgotten.

Until Now…

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