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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

FromTerry Gilliam

WithJohnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Tobey Maguire, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz

Year1998

Duration111min.

Part of the special series THE MAGIC OF TERRY GILLIAM.

Sports journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) - alter ego of author Hunter S. Thompson - and his lawyer Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) drive through the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas in a red convertible with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their drug use increases alarmingly, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal consequences. Duke heads back to L.A., but after a strange encounter with a police officer (Gary Busey), he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug excesses.

To film Hunter S. Thompson's key novel, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, which was considered unfilmable, Terry Gilliam used a mix of live action and animation: unforgettable is the scene in which an animated version of Raoul Duke's car seems to melt and transform - the perfect symbol of his driver's acid intoxication. More or less torn apart by film critics, the film has cult status today.