''For No Good Reason'' is a 2012 American-British documentary film about
Ralph Steadman
Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture b ...
, directed by Charlie Paul. The film was in competition for the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the
2012 BFI London Film Festival.
It premiered at the
2012 London Film Festival, and was released in 2014 in the United States.
Cast
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Ralph Steadman
Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture b ...
as himself
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Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
as himself
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Richard E. Grant as himself
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Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including ''Time Bandits'' (1981), ''B ...
as himself
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Jann Wenner
Jann Simon Wenner ( ; born January 7, 1946) is an American magazine magnate who is a co-founder of the popular culture magazine ''Rolling Stone'', and former owner of '' Men's Journal'' magazine. He participated in the Free Speech Movement while ...
as himself
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Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement. He rose to prominence with the publication of '' Hell's Angels'' (1967), a book for which he s ...
as himself
* Hal Willner as himself
* Patrick Godfrey as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
References
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2012 films
American documentary films
British documentary films
Biographical documentary films
Works about Hunter S. Thompson
Documentary films about visual artists
Sony Pictures Classics films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
2010s British films
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