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Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Ajax Phillips and Daniel Joseph Watkins, based on the book Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff written by Watkins.
Oct 23, 2020 · Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb: Directed by Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins. With Hunter S. Thompson, Ed Bastian, Bob Braudis, Joe DiSalvo. Inspired by Daniel J. Watkin's book "Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff" - Aspen 1970.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins
- 2020-10-23
In 1970, disgusted by the way police are abusing their power, outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson starts his own political movement, Freak Power, to fight against corruption and cronyism in his town and across America.
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FREAK POWER: The Ballot or the Bomb takes us into the turbulent political world of America in 1970 as Hunter S. Thompson mounts his campaign for sheriff of P...
- 2 min
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- Freak Power Film
Oct 23, 2020 · Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he'd just seen: violently suppressed protests,...
- Daniel Joseph Watkins
- Documentary
- Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just seen: violently suppressed protests, riots, corrupt politicians, and abusive cops. Back in Aspen, he finds more of the same.
- 90 min
Overview. Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just seen: violently suppressed protests, riots, corrupt politicians, and abusive cops. Back in Aspen, he finds more of the same.
