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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.
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Apr 3, 2014 · 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' In 1971, Thompson received an assignment from Sports Illustrated to cover the Mint 400 motorcycle race in the Nevada desert.
First published in Rolling Stone magazine in November 1971 and credited to “sports editor” Raoul Duke, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has one of the most recognizable first lines in modern literature: “We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.”
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American stoner road black comedy film based on Hunter S. Thompson's 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.
Jul 7, 1971 · Hunter Stockton Thompson (1937-2005) was an American journalist and author, famous for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become the central figures of their stories.
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- Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman
May 22, 1998 · An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades. Director. Terry Gilliam. Writers. Hunter S. Thompson. Terry Gilliam. Tony Grisoni. Stars. Johnny Depp.
Aug 12, 2021 · W HEN HUNTER S. THOMPSON left Los Angeles for Las Vegas in 1971, in the company of Oscar Acosta, a Mexican-American lawyer and Chicano activist, he did not mean to write a cult novel....
