One of three Johnny Depp movies released in 1999, The Astronaut’s Wife is definitely the weakest of the three and had me questioning my resolve to watch ALL the films Johnny Depp’s appeared in during his career. The Astronaut’s Wife features Depp as Spencer Armacost the astronaut while Charlize Theron plays…
Month: August 2013
The Ninth Gate (1999)
In 1999, Johnny Depp teamed up with director Roman Polanski to star in The Ninth Gate, a supernatural thriller that was loosely based on the 1993 novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte called The Club Dumas. Depp stars as Dean Corso, a rare book dealer who is hired to locate and authenticate…
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
In Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Depp takes on iconic gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson and his drug-fuelled road trip to 1970s Las Vegas with his friend and attorney Dr. Gonzo (aka Oscar Zeta Acosta) . What initially started as photo assignment for Sports Illustrated, to write captions for the…