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- 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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Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop (Gary Busey), he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge. SEE ALL OFFERS. Buy Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas tickets and view showtimes at a theater near you.
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- Terry Gilliam
- R
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.
- Laila Nabulsi, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Nemeth
- Ray Cooper
- May 22, 1998
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)
With: Johnny Depp (Raoul Duke), Benicio Del Toro (Dr. Gonzo), Donald Morrow (Narrator), Christina Ricci (Lucy) and Ellen Barkin (Waitress). Running time: 120 minutes. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is rated R (under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has scenes of drug taking and strong language.
May 22, 1998 · "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is a film based on the book of the same name, a stream-of-altered-consciousness report of his trip to Vegas with his allegedly Samoan attorney. In the trunk of their car they carried an inventory of grass, mescaline, acid, cocaine, uppers, booze, and ether.
Encountering police, reporters, gamblers, racers, and hitchhikers; they search for some undefinable thing know only as the "American Dream" and find fear, loathing and hilarious adventures into the dementia of the modern American West.
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.
- (70)
- Comedy
- R
