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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 but over the years it has become a cult classic. Plot. In 1971, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo speed across the Mojave Desert.
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.
- Hunter S. Thompson
- 1971
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
R Released May 22, 1998 1h 59m Comedy CTA List. 51% Tomatometer 72 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings. Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) drive a...
- (70)
- Terry Gilliam
- R
- Johnny Depp
In a fire-apple red convertible under the desert sun, Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp), and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) drive to Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs. Somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, the drugs begin to take hold...
Aug 8, 2023 · 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 administration, the Vietnam War, and psychedelic...
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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.
