WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
Updated 04-May-2020.
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Where the Buffalo Roam (1980): In this satirical film, the infamous journalist Hunter S. Thompson sets off on a crazy trip around the country to cover the main events of the ’60s and ’70s, including Watergate and the Vietnam War.
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) – IMDb: Directed by Art Linson. With Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois. Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980): In this satirical film, the infamous journalist Hunter S. Thompson sets off on a crazy trip around the country to cover the main events of the ’60s and ’70s, including Watergate and the Vietnam War.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 american semi-biographical comedy film . it loosely depicts author Hunter S. Thompson’s rise to fame in the 1970s . his obituary for activist Oscar ” lazlo is fighting to stop a group of San Francisco youngsters from receiving harsh prison sentences for possession of marijuana . the judge hands out stiff sentences to everyone; the last client is a young man who was caught with a lazlo is jailed for contempt of court after attacking the prosecuting attorney . he joins his band of freedom fighters in smuggling weapons to an unnamed country . the revolutionaries lazlo Thompson is a college lecturer and covers the 1972 presidential election campaign . he gives strait-laced journalist a hallucinogenic drug and steals his clothes and press credentials . laz after causing a disturbance, Thompson and Lazlo are thrown off the plane . the action then returns to Thompson’s cabin, just as the writer puts the finishing touches on his story . Bruno Kirby as Mart in 1978, art Linson started planning to make the film, which would be his directorial debut . he asked illustrator Ralph Steadman to create a poster for the film . the film’s screenwriter John Kay bill Murray became apprehensive about the project because of the shortcomings of the script . Thompson was eventually brought aboard the film’s production as “executive consultant” he claimed he had no substantial role other than to steadman and Thompson spent time on the set and the former talked to Murray . within two weeks of Thompson being on set, Murray had transformed into him . during production, Murray and Thompson engaged in dangerous one-upman Murray immersed himself in the character so deeply that when Saturday Night Live started its fifth season, Murray was still in character as Thompson . “Billy,’ said one of the writers, ‘was not Bill Murray, he when the film was sneak-previewed in late March the last two scenes and narration were absent. Murray was outraged and the studio ended up shooting a new ending . the next year’s Super Bowl was played in los angeles, between the Dolphins and the Washington Redskins . movie historian: “even Neil Young’s music score can’t save this dreadful comedy “the actors haven’t transcended their material,” reviewer says . “they’re simply stuck with it,” Gary Arnold writes . the film is a critical failure for a movie about a writer . the film has a 17% favorable rating among critics based on 24 reviews . Thompson hated the film, saying he liked Murray’s performance but was disappointed in the script . the film review aggregation website Murray: “I rented a house in L.A. with a guest house that Hunter lived in. I took on another persona and that was tough to shake” years later, Murray reflected on the film, “I music in the film included rock and R&B songs by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan . most VHS and all DVD releases retained only the Neil Young score . choice of songs for the DVD version was somewhat ana Factory released a Blu-ray edition restoring the original songs . this is the first home media version since the original VHS release to feature a completely unaltered soundtrack .