| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is 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. 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. |
| GENERAL INFO You can see author Hunter S. Thompson at the Jefferson Airplane show. Vinnie also said he was the guy in the bar wearing a green visor. |
| Fear and Loathing was directed by Monty Python animation master Terry Gilliam, who is a master of bringing the surreal and bizarre to film. His former projects included Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and Time Bandits. |
| Fear and Loathing also has numerous cameos, including Penn Gilette (of Penn and Teller) as a carnival barker, Cameron Diaz as a reporter, and Christina Ricci as Lucy, the wierd painter kid. |
| The movie was nominated for a Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998. More info |
| The moviescript is now available here: Moviescript (Word 2000, 600K). |
| RECOMMENDED FOR - Those who aspire to be drug addicts - Former flower children gone bad - Just Say No! seminars - Denis Leary |
| FILM CREDITS Cast -- Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey, Ellen Barkin Music -- Ray Cooper Editor -- Lesley Walker Director -- Terry Gilliam Producer -- Laila Nabulsi, Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Nemeth Screenplay -- Tony Grisoni Screenplay -- Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, and Alex Cox Prod. Design -- Alex McDowell Running Time -- 118 mins Prod. Company -- Rhino Films U.S. Distributor -- Universal Pictures U.S. Release Date -- 5/22/98 (wide) International Sales -- Summit MPAA Classification -- R (Drugs, grotesqueness, vomit, profanity) Cinematography/Photo -- Nicola Pecorini Based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream". Flamingo Modern Classic, 1998, ©1971. Have fun surfin' through this site and party on! Peace, RaRo |