Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

"Buy the ticket, take the ride"

May 22 1998 R 1h 58m
Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Official Trailer
Plot

The big-screen version of Hunter S. Thompson's seminal psychedelic classic about his road trip across Western America as he and his large Samoan lawyer searched desperately for the "American dream"... they were helped in large part by the huge amount of drugs and alcohol kept in their convertible, The Red Shark.

Written by

Hunter S. Thompson, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni

Directed by

Terry Gilliam

Cast

Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Shark Productions, Rhino Films, Fear and Loathing LLC, Universal Pictures, Summit Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes
Three Reasons: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Scores
# of Votes
308,810
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
41
Popularity
NA