Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) (Bill Murray, Peter Boyle)

WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM - 1980



This film deals with the exaggerated life and times of Dr. Hunter S.



Thompson the journalist at the beginning of his nationally recognized



career, circa 1967-1973. The movie moves in chronological fashion,



pulling stories and situations from 4 or 5 books he wrote which



chronicled his travels and findings during that time period ("Fear and



Loathing on the Campaign Trail" is one of those books). The movie was



made at a time (1979) when few knew who this man was, so it was



presented in a manner which would make the characters in the film



easily accessible to movie-goers and fans alike.

Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson does an absolutely fantastic job of



capturing the writer's quirks, along with his style of speech. The film



captures his abuse of alcohol, drugs, and firearms quite well. Peter



Boyle as Lazlo (Thompson's attorney) is magnificent.



Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois, R.G.



Armstrong



Directed by: Art Linson.



Quality: Very Good Xvid from DVD.



Length: 1hr. 39min.



Language: English.



Size: 688 x 416