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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.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Terry Gilliam
- 1998-05-22
Sep 7, 2014 · By William Ruof | September 7, 2014 | 5:00pm MST. (Photo Courtesy of Universal Pictures) Woozy — that is how I felt after watching Terry Gilliam’s drug-fueled adaption of Hunter S. Thompson’s most notable work, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”. The 1998 comedy stars Johnny Depp as the Raoul Duke, a character based on Thompson, and ...
Jun 28, 2022 · The book and the movie titled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas are, fittingly, two of the most iconic cult classics of their respective artistic mediums. One is Hunter S. Thompson’s infamous drug-filled semi-autobiographical Gonzo journalism odyssey through Las Vegas, the other a Terry Gilliam-directed, Johnny Depp starring film that brings ...
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Aug 8, 2023 · The timeliness of ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’. The book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was very much a product of its time: the downfall of 1960s idealism, the corruption of the Nixon ...
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 to cover a motorcycle race.
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- Terry Gilliam
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- Johnny Depp
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was released on May 22, 1998, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial failure, however, the film began to gain a number of fans and is today considered a cult film.
It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas—accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo—to cover a motorcycle race. What should be a cut-and-dried journalistic assignment quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey.
