Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Directed by

Terry Gilliam

Genre

autobiography, buddy film, comedy drama, phantasmagoria

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5,069 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist and his lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a story. They take large amounts of drugs and hallucinate their way through the city.

freneticsurrealdarkly comicchaoticvisually lushunsettlingpsychedelicabsurd

What happens

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American black comedy film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The film details the duo's journey through Las Vegas as their initial journalistic intentions devolve into an exploration of the city under the influence of psychoactive substances. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was released on May 22, 1998, by Universal Pictures. The film received polarized reviews from critics and was a financial failure, but over the years it has since been regarded as a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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