The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo

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.

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 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.

Cast

 * Jesse Celedon as Oscar Zeta Acosta
 * Jeff Harms as Hunter S. Thompson
 * Steve Ledesma as young Oscar Zeta Acosta

Streaming
The film is available online through pbs.org and Kanopy