Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas filmFear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1. American black comedyroad film adapted from Hunter S. Thompsons novel of the same name. It was co written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. The two embark on an initially assigned journey with journalistic purpose which turns out to be an exploration of the Las Vegas setting under the effect of psychoactive substances. Though a critical and financial failure, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has since become a cult film due in large part to its release on DVD, including a Special Edition released by The Criterion Collection. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American black comedy road film adapted from Hunter S. Thompsons novel of the same name. It was cowritten and directed by. In 1. 97. 1, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo speed across the Nevada desert. Duke, under the influence of mescaline, complains of a swarm of giant bats, before going through the pairs inventory of psychoactive drugs. Shortly afterward, the duo stop to pick up a young hitchhiker, and explain what they are doing. Duke has been assigned by an unnamed magazine to travel to Las Vegas and cover the Mint 4. Watch Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Full Movie' title='Watch Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Full Movie' />However, they have also decided to take advantage of the trip by purchasing a large number of drugs, and rent a red Chevrolet Impala convertible. The young man soon becomes terrified of the antics of the duo, and flees on foot. Trying to reach Vegas before the hitchhiker can go to the police, Gonzo gives Duke part of a sheet of Sunshine Acid, then informs him that there is little chance of making it before the drug kicks in. By the time they reach the strip, Duke is in the full throes of his trip, and barely makes it through the check in, all the while hallucinating that the hotel clerk is a moray eel, and that his fellow bar patrons are lizards in the depths of an orgy. The next day, Duke arrives at the race, and heads out with his photographer, a man by the name of Lacerda. During the coverage, Duke becomes irrational and believes that they are in the middle of a battlefield, so he fires Lacerda and returns to the hotel. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. It039s pop culture on steroids. After consuming more mescaline, as well as huffing diethyl ether, Duke and Gonzo arrive at the Bazooko Circus casino, but leave shortly afterwards, the chaotic atmosphere frightening Gonzo. Back in the hotel room, Duke leaves Gonzo unattended, and tries his luck at a quick round of Big Six. When Duke returns, he finds that Gonzo, after consuming a full sheet of LSD, has trashed the room, and is sitting fully clothed in the bathtub, attempting to pull the tape player in with him, as he wants to hear the song better. He pleads with Duke to throw the machine into the water when the song White Rabbit peaks. Duke agrees, but instead throws a grapefruit at Gonzos head before running outside. The next morning, Duke awakens to an exorbitant room service bill, and no sign of Gonzo who has returned to Los Angeles while Duke slept, and attempts to leave town. As he nears Baker, California, a highway patrolman pulls him over for speeding, and advises him to sleep at a nearby rest stop. Duke instead heads to a payphone and calls Gonzo, learning that he has a suite in his name at the Flamingo Las Vegas so he can cover a district attorneys convention on narcotics. Duke checks into his suite, only to be met by an LSD tripping Gonzo, and a young girl by the name of Lucy he has brought with him. Gonzo explains that Lucy has come to Las Vegas to meet Barbra Streisand, and that he gave her LSD on the plane not realizing she had never taken it before. Sensing the trouble this could get them into, Duke convinces Gonzo to ditch Lucy in another hotel before her trip wears off. G212h0zui0EaVxDzyfTkqQVZY.jpg' alt='Watch Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Full Movie' title='Watch Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Full Movie' />Gonzo accompanies Duke to the D. A. s convention, and the pair discreetly snort cocaine as the guest speaker delivers a comically out of touch speech about marijuana addicts before showing a brief film. Unable to take it, Duke and Gonzo flee back to their room, only to discover that Lucy has called. Their trips mostly over, Gonzo deals with Lucy over the phone pretending that he is being savagely beaten by thugs, as Duke attempts to mellow out by trying some of Gonzos stash of adrenochrome. However, the trip spirals out of control, and Duke is reduced to an incoherent mess before he blacks out. After an unspecified amount of time passes, Duke wakes up to a complete ruin of the once pristine suite. After discovering his tape recorder, he attempts to remember what has happened. As he listens, he has brief memories of the general mayhem that has taken place, including a heated encounter with a waitress at a diner, convincing a distraught cleaning woman that they are police officers investigating a drug ring, and attempting to buy an orangutan. Duke drops Gonzo off at the airport, after missing the entrance, driving across the tarmac and pulling up right next to the plane, before returning to the hotel one last time to finish his article. Duke then speeds back to Los Angeles. Hunter S. Thompson also has a brief cameo in the film while Duke has a flashback to a San Francisco music club, The Matrix, where Thompson can be seen sitting at a table as Depp walks by narrating his inner monologue, There I was. Mother of God, there I am Holy fuck Clearly I was a victim of the drug explosion. ProductioneditDevelopmenteditMartin Scorsese and Oliver Stone each tried to get the film off the ground, but were unsuccessful and moved on. Rhino Films began work on a film version as early as 1. Head of Production and the films producer Stephen Nemeth originally wanted Lee Tamahori to direct, but he wasnt available until after the January 1. Depp wanted Bruce Robinson to direct, but he was unavailable. Rhino appealed to Thompson for an extension on the film rights but the author and his lawyers denied the extension. Under pressure, Rhino countered by green lighting the film and hiring Alex Cox to direct within a few days. According to Nemeth, Cox could do it for a price, could do it quickly and could get this movie going in four months. Rhino hired Terry Gilliam and was granted an extension from Thompson but only with the stipulation that the director made the film. Rhino did not want to commit to Gilliam in case he didnt work out. Thompson remembers, They just kept asking for more time. I got kind of agitated about it, because I thought they were trying to put off doing it. So I began to charge them more. I wanted to see the movie done, once it got started. The studio threatened to make the film with Cox and without Depp and del Toro. Watch Paranoid Activity 2 Online Mic'>Watch Paranoid Activity 2 Online Mic. The two actors were upset when producer Laila Nabulsi told them of Rhinos plans. Universal Pictures stepped in to distribute the film and Depp and Gilliam were paid 5. In retaliation, Depp and Gilliam locked Rhino out of the set during filming. CastingeditDuring the initial development to get the film made, Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando were originally considered for the roles of Duke and Gonzo but they both grew too old. Afterward, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were considered for the duo, but that fell apart when Belushi died. John Malkovich was later considered for the role of Duke, but he grew too old too. At one point John Cusack was almost cast Cusack had previously directed the play version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, with his brother playing Duke. However, after Hunter S. Thompson met with Johnny Depp he became convinced that no one else could play him. Watch First Light Online Fandango here. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas Trailer.