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Overview
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Release Date:
22 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Give us your brain for two hours and you will never be the same again.....(Icelandic) more
Plot:
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychadelic escapades. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Drugs
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American Dream
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Lawyer
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Journalist
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Convertible
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(125 articles)
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 24, 2009
(From Rope Of Silicon. 24 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Blu-ray to Experience Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(From TheHDRoom. 23 November 2009, 7:15 AM, PST)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 24 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Blu-ray to Experience Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(From TheHDRoom. 23 November 2009, 7:15 AM, PST)
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Incredibly...Psychotic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Johnny Depp | ... | Raoul Duke |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Dr Gonzo |
 | Tobey Maguire | ... | Hitchhiker |
 | Ellen Barkin | ... | Waitress at North Star Cafe |
 | Gary Busey | ... | Highway Patrolman |
 | Christina Ricci | ... | Lucy |
 | Mark Harmon | ... | Magazine Reporter at Mint 400 |
 | Cameron Diaz | ... | Blonde TV Reporter |
 | Katherine Helmond | ... | Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel |
 | Michael Jeter | ... | L. Ron Bumquist |
 | Penn Jillette | ... | Carnie Talker |
 | Craig Bierko | ... | Lacerda |
 | Lyle Lovett | ... | Road Person |
 | Flea | ... | Musician |
 | Laraine Newman | ... | Frog-Eyed Woman |
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive extreme drug use and related bizarre behavior, strong language, and brief nudity.
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118 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (re-rating) (DVD) |
Canada:18A (original rating) (VHS) |
Denmark:15 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hungary:14 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
South Korea:18
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Raoul Duke's typewriter has the words "OFF THE PIGS" written on the top.
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Crew or equipment visible: Right before and after Duke runs into the dwarf employee, off-set crewmembers are visible to the left of the screen.
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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.
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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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Madventures: U.S.A: Las Vegas (#1.18)" (2003)
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My Favorite Things
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Love it so much it hurts. There are so many great lines, and moments. To many to count. Johnny Depp should have received an Oscar for it. His performance is nothing short of genius. I know there never will be, but a sequel would rock. Benicio Del Toro takes a great turn as the disturbed side-kick. I wonder if his character could even tell the difference between sobriety and being high. All of the cameos are a nice treat, especially the Flea one in the bathroom, " I s-p-i-l-l-e-d L-S-D o-n m-y s-h-i-r-t..." Tobey Maguire has a great scene as well, he actually looks quite believable as the sickly albino guy. I'd say it's nothing short of incredible.