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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

7.4 Listal rating
7.6 IMDB rating

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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. Encountering police, rep ... (more)


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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Raoul Duke
Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Hitchhiker
Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Waitress at North Star Cafe
Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Highway Patrolman
Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Magazine Reporter at Mint 400
Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Blonde TV Reporter
Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

L. Ron Bumquist


Written by (View all) :
Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

(screenplay)


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Cult !!!

Posted : 1 month, 2 weeks ago at Oct 7 13:17
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”

We Can't Stop Here.. This is Bat Country!!

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Jul 29 12:14
Give us your brain for two hours and you will never be the same again! Best movie about and/or revovling around drugs! Though many come close (including another role Johnny Depp played as a main character in a drug movie) no ther movies truley capture the insanity inside an acid trip or a cocaine bindge quite like Fear and Laothing. The scary (and amazing) thing about this film is that is was based on events from wirter and 20th century legend Hunter S. Thompson. I am not one to do heavy drugs but even as a pothead I can relate to the film's abstract views of both main character's highs. Contrary to what you think , there is an actual plot to this film. Raoul Duke and his lawyer Dr. Gonzo travel to Las Vegas to write a cover story on the sand dune racing taking place; and don't even get a...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Las Vegas in a way not seen before!

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 17 6:27
''A drug person can learn to cope with things like seeing their dead grandmother crawling up their leg with a knife in her teeth. But no one should be asked to handle this trip.'' An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychadelic escapades. Johnny Depp: Raoul Duke Saying that Terry Gilliam makes weird films is like making one of the biggest understatements of the year. This man has taunted us with weird offerings like Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Tideland, Brothers Grimm and now this Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas I've had the good fortune to experience on a random viewing on Sky Movies. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas results in a heightened crazed thrill ride that ultimately dazzles in a surreal way. Granted it's about some drug users ...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Review

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago at Oct 3 13:59
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is pure crack (quite literally) and that's why it's so brilliant! It's hard to predict what's going to happen but you can bet that it's most likely going to be something very strange and that, I think, is the beauty of the movie.

After seeing some interviews about the man he's portraying, I think Depp was simply fantastic. Hunter S. Thompson sure is an interesting character!

Remember kids, drugs are bad! ;D

Rating : 10/10