| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Criterion Collection - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Johnny Depp |
Raoul Duke
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| Benicio del Toro |
Dr. Gonzo
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| Tobey Maguire |
Hitchhiker
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| Ellen Barkin |
Waitress at North Star Cafe
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| Gary Busey |
Highway Patrolman
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| Christina Ricci |
Lucy
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| Mark Harmon |
Magazine Reporter at Mint 400
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| Cameron Diaz |
Blonde TV Reporter
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| Katherine Helmond |
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
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| Michael Jeter |
L. Ron Bumquist
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| Craig Bierko |
Lacerda
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Terry Gilliam |
| Producer |
Patrick Cassavetti; Laila Nabulsi |
| Writer |
Hunter S. Thompson; Terry Gilliam; Alex Cox; Tod Davies |
| Studio |
Universal |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
118 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The original cowriter and director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was Alex Cox, whose earlier film Sid and Nancy suggests that Cox could have been a perfect match in filming Hunter S. Thompson's psychotropic masterpiece of "gonzo" journalism. Unfortunately Cox departed due to the usual "creative differences," and this ill-fated adaptation was thrust upon Terry Gilliam, whose formidable gifts as a visionary filmmaker were squandered on the seemingly unfilmable elements of Thompson's ether-fogged narrative. The result is a one-joke movie without the joke--an endless series of repetitive scenes involving rampant substance abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that's run crazily out of control. Johnny Depp plays Thompson's alter ego, "gonzo" journalist Raoul Duke, and Benicio Del Toro is his sidekick and so-called lawyer Dr. Gonzo. During the course of a trip to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, they ingest a veritable chemistry set of drugs, and Gilliam does his best to show us the hallucinatory state of their zonked-out minds. This allows for some dazzling imagery and the rampant humor of stumbling buffoons, and the mumbling performances of Depp and Del Toro wholeheartedly embrace the tripped-out, paranoid lunacy of Thompson's celebrated book. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves--like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. So while Gilliam's film may achieve some modest cult status over the years, it's only because Fear and Loathing is best enjoyed by those who are just as stoned as the characters in the movie. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
186 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
715515013222 |
| Chapters |
22 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Custom Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
ENGLISH: DTS Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Widescreen DTS Surround Sound |
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