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 Laurence Mixson
Ellen Barkin wore a prosthetic rear-end for her role as the waitress.
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Goofs
Errors in geography:
At the end of the movie, Raoul Duke is driving from Vegas to Los Angeles, when a sign reads "Los Angeles, 400 miles". In actually, at best Los Angeles is only 270 miles away.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Raoul Duke:
[narrating]
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like: Raoul Duke:
I feel a bit lightheaded. Maybe you should drive. Raoul Duke:
[narrating]
Suddenly, there was a terrible roar all around us, and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, and a voice was screaming: Raoul Duke:
Holy Jesus. What are these goddamn animals?
[swatting the air]
Raoul Duke:
Huh! Huh! Huh! Fucking pigs. Dr. Gonzo:
Did you say something? Raoul Duke:
Hm? Never mind. It's your turn to drive. Raoul Duke:
[narrating]
No point in mentioning these bats, I thought. Poor bastard will see them soon enough. See more »
Crazy Credits
The credits literally scroll down the freeway.
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