''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 Awar ...
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), '' ...
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 whil ...
as himself
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Hunter S. Thompson as himself
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Hal Willner
Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical sty ...
as himself
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Patrick Godfrey as
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially re ...
(voice)
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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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