When I Die (2005)
60 min
"When I Die" is about the making of the Gonzo Monument to Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and the blasting of his ashes into the heavens. The infamous outlaw journalist described his funeral plans in a clip from a 1978 BBC documentary which opens "When I Die.". Hunter wanted a 150 foot obelisk built in his backyard from which his ashes would be shot five hundred feet into the air and explode over his beloved Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado. That is exactly what happened in August, 2005, six months after Dr. Thompson committed suicide. In "When I Die" the trials, tribulations and triumphs of this elaborate funeral production are inter cut with 35mm time-lapse photography and the final pyrotechnics are in breath-taking high speed 35mm.
- Release date
- November 12, 2005
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Matt Ashcraft as Matt Ashcraft
- Dave Baker as Dave Baker
- Bob Braudis as Bob Braudis
- Gerald Burk as Gerald Burk
- Steve Cohen as Steve Cohen
- Bill Daniels as Bill Daniels
- Jon Equis as Jon Equis
- Gregg Lacy as Self
- Tom McClain as Tom McClain
- Matt Moseley as Matt Moseley
Crew
- Wayne Ewing · Director
- Wayne Ewing · Producer
- Wayne Ewing · Cinematographer
- Wayne Ewing · Editor