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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Terry Gilliam

 
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Criterion DVD

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  • United States
  • 1998
  • 119 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English

SYNOPSIS: “We were somewhere around Barstow when the drugs began to take hold.” It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels towards Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo. But what is ostensibly a cut-and-dried journalistic endeavor quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey and an excoriating dissection of the American way of life. Director Terry Gilliam and an all-star cast (headlined by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro) show no mercy in bringing Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to the screen, creating a film both hilarious and savage.

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Cast

Raoul DukeJohnny Depp
Dr. GonzoBenicio Del Toro
LucyChristina Ricci
HitchhikerTobey Maguire
Blonde TV reporterCameron Diaz
Magazine reporterMark Harmon
Road personLyle Lovett
The North Star waitressEllen Barkin
LacerdaCraig Bierko
Reservations clerkKatherine Helmond
MusicianFlea
JudgeHarry Dean Stanton
L. Ron BumquistMichael Jeter
Clerk at Flamingo HotelChris Meloni

Credits

DirectorTerry Gilliam
ScreenplayAlex Cox, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies and Terry Gilliam
ProducerPatrick Cassavetti, Laila Nabulsi and Stephen Nemeth
CinematographyNicola Pecorini
Based on the book byHunter S. Thompson
Executive producersHarold Bronson and Richard Foos
Production designAlex McDowell
EditingLesley Walker
Costume designJulie Weiss
Co-producerElliot Lewis Rosenblatt
CastingMargery Simkin
Lounge Lizards designed byRob Bottin

Disc Features

SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:

  • Digital transfer, approved by director Terry Gilliam and enhanced for 16×9 televisions
  • New Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 sound mixes
  • Three audio commentary tracks: director Terry Gilliam; stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, and producer Laila Nabulsi; and author Hunter S. Thompson
  • Deleted scenes, with commentary by Terry Gilliam
  • Collection of storyboards and production designs
  • Stills gallery
  • A selection of Hunter S. Thompson correspondence, read on-camera by Johnny Depp
  • Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary video by filmmaker Wayne Ewing
  • A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit
  • Original trailer and TV spots
  • Rare materials on Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
  • Collection of original artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
  • Excerpt from 1996 Fear and Loathing audio CD with Maury Chaykin, Jim Jarmusch, and Harry Dean Stanton
  • Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood: A 1978 BBC feature documentary with Thompson and Steadman
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

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