The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo explained

The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo
Director:Phillip Rodriguez
Producer:Benicio Del Toro (executive producer) Alison Sotomayor
Music:Alejandro Cohen Aaron Drake
Cinematography:Claudio Rocha
Editing:Claudio Rocha
Studio:City Projects
Runtime: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.[1] [2] [3]

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[4] [5] 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 similar title, Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo.[6] [7] [8]

Cast

Streaming

The film is available online through pbs.org[9] and Kanopy[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNary. Dave . 2018-02-19. Benicio del Toro Joins 'Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo' as Exec Producer (EXCLUSIVE). 2021-08-24. Variety. en-US.
  2. Book: Aldama, Frederick Luis. Latinx Ciné in the Twenty-First Century. 2019. University of Arizona Press. 978-0-8165-3790-7. 117. en. 2021-08-25. 2023-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116195105/https://books.google.com/books?id=pfuwDwAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Rise+and+Fall+of+the+Brown+Buffalo%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA117. live.
  3. Web site: Hear the real Dr. Gonzo roar: Astonishing new PBS doc celebrates Oscar Zeta Acosta. March 22, 2018. Salon. August 25, 2021. August 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825010325/https://www.salon.com/2018/03/22/hear-the-real-dr-gonzo-roar-astonishing-new-pbs-doc-celebrates-oscar-zeta-acosta/. live.
  4. Web site: How 'brown buffalo' Oscar Acosta, best known as Hunter Thompson's Dr. Gonzo, inspired his own TV doc. March 21, 2018. Los Angeles Times. August 25, 2021. August 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829210401/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-oscar-zeta-acosta-documentary-20180321-htmlstory.html. live.
  5. Web site: Phillip Rodriguez: award-winning documentary filmmaker. Phillip Rodriguez. Aug 24, 2021. August 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824211347/https://www.philliprodriguez.co/. live.
  6. Book: Acosta. Oscar Zeta. The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. Stavans. Ilan. 2018. Tangerine Press. 978-1-910691-30-4. en. 2021-08-24. 2023-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116195201/https://books.google.com/books?id=fEzntwEACAAJ. live.
  7. Book: Denevi, Timothy. Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism. 2018-10-30. PublicAffairs. 978-1-5417-6795-9. en. 2021-08-25. 2023-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116195259/https://books.google.com/books?id=gKVKDwAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Rise+and+Fall+of+the+Brown+Buffalo%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT216. live.
  8. Web site: WATCH: PBS Documentary on Chicano Lawyer and Activist Oscar Acosta. PEOPLE.com. 2021-08-25. 2021-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005209/https://people.com/chica/pbs-documentary-on-oscar-acosta/. live.
  9. Web site: VOCES | the Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo. . 2018-03-25. 2018-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326125626/http://www.pbs.org/video/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-brown-buffalo-l8dj12/. live.
  10. Web site: The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo | Kanopy. 2018-03-25. 2019-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708202611/https://www.kanopy.com/product/rise-and-fall-brown-buffalo. live.

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