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| 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
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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
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