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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Craig Bierko, Ellen Barkin

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  • DVD Release Date: 11/17/1998
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 7,086

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Side #1 --
0. Chapter List
1. When the Drugs Began to Take Hold (Main Titles) [:21]
2. 24 Hours Ago... [5:32]
3. 30 Minutes to Vegas [:04]
4. Madness at the Mint [4:35]
5. Your Photographer [3:46]
6. The Sporting Press [6:27]
7. Stoned, Ripped and Twisted [1:20]
8. The Perfect Drug for Vegas [:29]
9. In the Vortex [4:43]
10. Menacing Vibrations [2:49]
11. The Woman in the Elevator [1:08]
12. Humping the American Dream [4:03]
13. Going Completely Sideways [3:29]
14. The Acid Wave [1:11]
15. Horrible Realities [4:32]
16. The Weasels Are Closing In [1:14]
17. Stuck Inside of Baker [:56]
18. The Pigs Are Gathering in Vegas [5:33]
19. The Preternatural Courtship [2:30]
20. Inside the Possessed Mind [2:08]
21. The Last of Lucky [4:20]
22. Too Much Adrenochrome [1:28]
23. Grim Memories and Bad Flashbacks [3:20]
24. Welcome to the Happy Place [1:57]
25. The Sight of the Blade [4:19]
26. The Hard Way to the Airport [1:49]
27. One of God's Own Prototypes [5:17]
28. The Survival Trip [2:49]
29. Just Another Freak in the Freak Kingdom [1:17]
30. End Titles [5:02]

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Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, The Fisher King) directed this colorful, stylized, pseudo-psychedelic $21-million adaptation of the 1971 Hunter S. Thompson classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream, about stoned sportswriter Raoul Duke, Thompson's alter ego, on a wild drug-crazed road trip, a paranoid plummet into the belly of the beast, with his pal, lawyer Oscar Zeta Acosta. Originally serialized in Rolling Stone (November 1971), the book catapulted Thompson headfirst toward the Kerouac-Mailer-Capote pantheon and jump-started the entire movement of "gonzo journalism." Carrying a suitcase of drugs, Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp with shaved pate) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) drive a red convertible across the Mojave from L.A. to Vegas, where Duke has an assignment to cover the Mint 400 desert motorcycle race. As the drugs kick in, Duke ventures into voiceover, filling in the blank spots and narrative gaps. "This is not a good town for psychedelic drugs," says Duke, but even so, they consume vast quantities, eventually escalating to ether. Duke notes that with ether "you can actually watch yourself behaving this terrible way, but you can't control it." The two trash their hotel room, and Gonzo goes back to L.A. Thinking the hotel room holocaust will lead to an arrest, Duke begins a drive back to L.A., but after an odd encounter with a highway patrolman (Gary Busey) and a telephone conversation with Gonzo, he returns to Vegas to cover the District Attorney Convention on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in the glitzy Flamingo Hotel. This time the drugged-out duo trash their Flamingo room. The crazed carnival atmosphere segues into a carney casino, Bazooko's Circus, where a barker (Penn Jillette) spiels amid aerialists, clowns, and a rotating carousel bar. Gonzo worries over runaway teen Lucy (Christina Ricci), who paints portraits of Barbra Streisand. Soon the hallucinations begin: Duke sees Gonzo transmogrify into a demon with breasts on its back, and an acid vision of a Vegas bar features large legit lounge lizards (courtesy of monster makeup man Rob Bottin). Flashbacks depicting Duke's intro to the drug scene jump back to love-Haight relationships in San Francisco's Summer of Love. Cameos and guest stars include Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz, Flea, Lyle Lovett, Harry Dean Stanton, Ellen Barkin, Tobey Maguire, and Hunter S. Thompson himself. The film features a Geffen Records soundtrack mixing rock of the period with Vegas lounge tunes. Over the years, various script adaptations came and went as did numerous talents; people connected with past efforts to film Thompson's book include Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and writer-director Alex Cox. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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We Were Somewhere Around Barstow, When The Drugs Began To Take Hold...by Gonzo84

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August 12, 2009: Within minutes you are shot out of a cannon and into the world of infamous Gonzo creator and Journalist Hunter S. Thompson as Raoul Duke, a man on a mission to hunt down the American Dream in one of the craziest cities in the world; Las Vegas, all the while covering a story for sports magazine. Thompson is by far my personal favorite writer, his language, his flow, his thoughts, his antics, his brutal and charming personality, everything he seems to touch is gold in my mind, even though majority of his work was typed up within minutes on assortments of various substances. I feel like Thompson touched a part of American Culture that hadn't been uncovered til he hit the map. He does follow the ranks of earlier author/artists such as Hemmingway, Fitzgerald, Kerouac, Burroughs, etc. But he came in a special time in not just our country, but the world, the 1960s. Even though Fear and Loathing came out in 1971, you still feel the presence of the 60s mindset and counterculture. A time of Fighting for Freedom, Fighting against Intolerance, Standing up for Civil Rights and so much more. This story though is definitely a Romper of a Riot. SO enough about the story which we all should know by now, especially if you're that interested in the film, cause the book should always be read before viewing the film. This film is also my personal favorite, for everything that is involved within the feature, from the cast to the crew to the story to Hunter himself. Johnny Depp is in his best role yet, like Bill Murray before him (Where The Buffalo Roam) Depp imerges himself deeply into the mind of Thompson, Depp even lived in Thompson's basement called the Dungeon for up to 2 months just to get ahold of who Thompson was and how he acts. Depp definitely pulls it off with this feature like he usually does with every Biopic feature he stars in. Benicio Del Toro takes on the role of Chicano Lawyer Oscar Acosta aka Dr. Gonzo. His performance is just as shining as Depp's, gaining weight and turning himself loose like a wild beast breaking out of its cage. Del Toro said in the commentary that after this film came out it was hard for him to receive roles for other projects cause Casting agents were afraid he'd be too crazy like his character. Terry Gilliam of Monty Python directs this film and who better to direct than one of the creators of Monty Python, in my mind, it's a match made in heaven. Gilliam's style goes hand in hand with craziness this story involves and he proves why he is the most eccentric director going then and today. All in all this story took years in the making to get filmed, everybody from Jack Nicholson to John Belushi were up for the roles, but how could this story have been made the way its supposed to be intended. I'm glad that it took so long, cause it wouldn't have been as great as it is now. Everything about this film is perfection and is the perfect film for any occasion. Even though critics slammed the film, it's become one of the biggest Cult Films in history and continues its journey throughout the years. Since Hunter's death, I think the film is more relevant and proves why Thompson was such an original and a Bad-Ass as well. So Turn on, Tune in and Hold on...this ride will whip you around into a frenzy of multiple sorts.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / DTS edition.

I Also Recommend: Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film, Where the Buffalo Roam, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

Get Your Facts Straight!by Anonymous

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June 07, 2009: Raoul Duke is not Dr. Thompsons alter ego. He is Dr. Gonzo hence the name Gonzo journalism. I have a large amount of adoration for Dr. HST.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / DTS edition.


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