The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo
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| The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phillip Rodriguez |
| Written by | Phillip Rodriguez David Ventura |
| Produced by | Benicio Del Toro (executive producer) Alison Sotomayor |
| Cinematography | Claudio Rocha |
| Edited by | Claudio Rocha |
| Music by | Alejandro Cohen Aaron Drake |
Production company | |
Release date | 2018 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Phillip Rodriguez, and written by Phillip Rodriguez, and David Ventura.[2][3][4]
Plot summary
The film documents the life and career of Oscar Zeta Acosta, an American attorney, politician, novelist, and Chicano Movement activist who was fictionalized as Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The documentary was developed and directed by Phillip Rodriguez[5][6] over many years and consists of stills and film footage interspersed with dramatic reenactments. It is based in part on Acosta's autobiography with the same title.[7][8] [9]
Cast
- Jesse Celedon as Oscar Zeta Acosta
- Jeff Harms as Hunter S. Thompson
- Steve Ledesma as young Oscar Zeta Acosta
Streaming
The film is available online through pbs.org[10] and Kanopy[11]
References
- ^ "The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo". The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo. Retrieved Aug 24, 2021.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2018-02-19). "Benicio del Toro Joins 'Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo' as Exec Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis (2019). Latinx Ciné in the Twenty-First Century. University of Arizona Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-8165-3790-7.
- ^ "Hear the real Dr. Gonzo roar: Astonishing new PBS doc celebrates Oscar Zeta Acosta". Salon. March 22, 2018.
- ^ "How 'brown buffalo' Oscar Acosta, best known as Hunter Thompson's Dr. Gonzo, inspired his own TV doc". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Phillip Rodriguez: award-winning documentary filmmaker". Phillip Rodriguez. Retrieved Aug 24, 2021.
- ^ Acosta, Oscar Zeta; Stavans, Ilan (2018). The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. Tangerine Press. ISBN 978-1-910691-30-4.
- ^ Denevi, Timothy (2018-10-30). Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-5417-6795-9.
- ^ "WATCH: PBS Documentary on Chicano Lawyer and Activist Oscar Acosta". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ "VOCES | the Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo".
- ^ "The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo | Kanopy".
External links
Category:American films Category:Oscar Zeta Acosta Category:2017 documentary films
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