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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writers
    • Hunter S. Thompson
    • Terry Gilliam
    • Tony Grisoni
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp
    • Benicio Del Toro
    • Tobey Maguire
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    310K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,275
    24
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Hunter S. Thompson
      • Terry Gilliam
      • Tony Grisoni
    • Stars
      • Johnny Depp
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Tobey Maguire
    • 793User reviews
    • 153Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Raoul Duke
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Dr. Gonzo
    Tobey Maguire
    Tobey Maguire
    • Hitchhiker
    Michael Lee Gogin
    • Uniformed Dwarf
    Larry Cedar
    Larry Cedar
    • Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
    Brian Le Baron
    • Parking Attendant
    • (as Brian LeBaron)
    Katherine Helmond
    Katherine Helmond
    • Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
    Michael Warwick
    Michael Warwick
    • Bell Boy
    Craig Bierko
    Craig Bierko
    • Lacerda
    Tyde Kierney
    • Reporter
    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Magazine Reporter
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Hoodlum
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Dune Buggy Driver
    Ransom Gates
    • Dune Buggy Passenger
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • Frog-Eyed Woman
    Frank Romano
    • Dune Buggy Passenger
    Gil Boccaccio
    • Desert Room Doorman
    Gary Bruno
    • Desert Room Doorman
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Hunter S. Thompson
      • Terry Gilliam
      • Tony Grisoni
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the book, Hunter S. Thompson listens to "Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones. The rights to play it in the film were too expensive for the production's budget.
    • Goofs
      Dr. Gonzo spoofs the "Richard Nixon salute" when he gets on the plane at the end of the movie. Nixon didn't resign or do the classic "salute" until 1974.
    • Quotes

      [watching Dr. Gonzo leave]

      Raoul Duke: There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

    • Crazy credits
      The Ralph Steadman drawings from the book are put in with the credits, along with the Gonzo & Duke in the Red Shark picture that takes up the whole screen at the end.
    • Alternate versions
      The US-label Criterion ordered director Terry Gilliam and author Hunter S. Thompson to create a special Director's Cut. This cut contains a scene that otherwise was only to be seen in part and only in the cinematic trailer. It shows events in retrospect that the main character Raoul Duke remembers fragmentarily when listening to the recorded conversations on his cassette recorder. Furthermore there is a slightly longer version of another scene shortly before that. There is a bit more conversation going on between Raoul and Dr. Gonzo when they want to leave because of the trouble the kidnapped Lucy (Christina Ricci) is causing. Director's Cut's Pal running time is 144.1 seconds (2:24 minutes) longer because of two extended scenes.--Quoted from movie-censorship.com
    • Connections
      Edited from Vega$ (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      My Favorite Things
      Written by Richard Rodgers (as Richard Rogers) and Oscar Hammerstein II

      Published by Williamson Music

      Performed by The Lennon Sisters

      Courtesy of Ranwood Records/ A Walk Music Group Co.

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews793

    Featured review
    10/10

    The art of character acting...

    I think the people who reviewed this film are a bit warped for thinking of it as anything less than a masterpiece. This film comes from the glorious days of Johnny Depp taking obscure roles in films and totally immersing himself in the character. Benecio Del Toro's performance was second to none, and I cannot for the life of me comprehend why someone would think this to be the "worst movie ever". God save us that we actually have to think a little when we sit in those awful theatre seats. Heaven forbid we're required to use our imagination a little bit and not have it handed to us in the form of Hollywood mindless pap. The film, del toro, Depp, and of course, Gilliam are all brilliant. I pity the fools who gave this movie a negative review and fail miserably in articulating their reasoning.
    • smriga
    • Dec 14, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las-Vegasdagi qo'rquv va nafrat
    • Filming locations
      • Stardust Hotel & Casino - 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fear and Loathing LLC
      • Rhino Films
      • Shark Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,680,275
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,338,590
      • May 24, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,680,275
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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