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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American stoner road black comedy film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson 's 1971 novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, and stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The film details the duo's journey through Las Vegas as their ...
- Laila Nabulsi, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Nemeth
- Ray Cooper
- May 22, 1998
May 22, 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Michael Lee Gogin. An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
- (296K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Terry Gilliam
- 1998-05-22
Fear and Loathing. Che Wolf Man. Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs ...
- (20.5K)
- Terry Gilliam
- R
- Johnny Depp
e. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel in the gonzo journalism style by Hunter S. Thompson. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Doctor Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the ...
- Hunter S. Thompson
- 204 pp
- 1971
- November 11, 1971 (magazine), July 7, 1972 (book)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Based on the book by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson! An eccentric writer and his Samoan attorney embark on a frenzied, drug-laced journey to Las Vegas in search of the American Dream. Loads of star cameos! Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 118 min
- 19
An adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. The film details a whacky search for the "American Dream", by Thompson and his crazed, Samoan lawyer. Fueled by the massive amount of drugs they purchased with an advance from a magazine to cover a sporting event in Vegas; they set out in the Red Shark.
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May 22, 1998 · Lesley Walker. Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is a funny book by a gifted writer, who seems gifted and funny no longer. He coined the term "gonzo journalism" to describe his guerrilla approach to reporting, which consisted of getting stoned out of his mind, hurling himself at a story, and recording it in frenzied hyperbole.
