Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Writers (WGA):

Hunter S. Thompson (book)
Terry Gilliam (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Give us your brain for two hours and you will never be the same again.....(Icelandic)

Plot:

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Plot Keywords:

American Dream | Drugs | Lawyer | Journalist | Convertible

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Raoul Duke
Benicio Del Toro	...	Dr Gonzo
Tobey Maguire	...	Hitchhiker
Ellen Barkin	...	Waitress at North Star Cafe
Gary Busey	...	Highway Patrolman
Katherine Helmond	...	Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Michael Jeter	...	L. Ron Bumquist
Mark Harmon	...	Magazine Reporter
Penn Jillette	...	Carnie Talker
Craig Bierko	...	Lacerda
Lyle Lovett	...	Road Person
Flea	...	Musician
Laraine Newman	...	Frog-Eyed Woman
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Judge
Tim Thomerson	...	Hoodlum
Michael Lee Gogin	...	Uniformed Dwarf
Larry Cedar	...	Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
Brian Le Baron	...	Parking Attendant
Michael Warwick	...	Bell Boy
Tyde Kierney	...	Reporter
Richard Riehle	...	Dune Buggy Driver
Ransom Gates	...	Dune Buggy Passenger
Frank Romano	...	Dune Buggy Passenger
Gil Boccaccio	...	Desert Inn Doorman
Cameron Diaz	...	Blonde TV Reporter
Gary Bruno	...	Desert Inn Doorman
Richard Portnow	...	Wine Colored Tuxedo
Steve Schirripa	...	Goon
Verne Troyer	...	Wee Waiter (as Verne J. Troya)
Will Blount	...	The Black Guy
Ben Yeagar	...	Clown Barker
Christopher Callen	...	Bazooka's Circus Waitress
Christopher Meloni	...	Clerk at Flamingo Hotel (as Chris Meloni)
Benjamin A. van der Veen	...	TV Crew Man (as Ben Van Der Veen)
Alex Craig Mann	...	Stockbroker
Christina Ricci	...	Lucy
Gregory Itzin	...	Clerk at Mint Hotel
Troy Evans	...	Police Chief
Gale Baker	...	Police Chief's Wife
Chris Hendrie	...	Executive Director
Larry Brandenburg	...	Cop in Back
Donald Morrow	...	Voice of Drug Film Narrator (voice)
Jenette Goldstein	...	Alice the Maid
Stephen Bridgewater	...	Human Cannonball
Buck Holland	...	Shopper
Mary Gillis	...	Shopper
Jennifer Elise Cox	...	Shopper
Robert Allen	...	Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
David Brisbin	...	Man in Car
James O'Sullivan	...	Newscaster
Milt Tarver	...	Newscaster
Kathryn Alexander	...	Lounge Lizard
Mia Babalis	...	Lounge Lizard
Kristin Draudt	...	Lounge Lizard
Kim Flowers	...	Lounge Lizard
Nan Friedman	...	Lounge Lizard
Judith Lieff	...	Lounge Lizard
Tane McClure	...	Lounge Lizard
Diana Mehoudar	...	Lounge Lizard
Geoffrey B. Nimmer	...	Lounge Lizard
Marlene Bologna	...	Trapeze Artist
Chobi Gyorgy	...	Trapeze Artist
Karen E. Castoldi	...	Trapeze Artist
Lisa Hoyle	...	Trapeze Artist (as Lisa S. Hoyle)
Joseph S. Griffo	...	Trapeze Artist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trudi Forristal	...	Lizard Performer
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself (voice)
Ray Cooper	...	Distinguished Man (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Kacee DeMasi	...	Hooker (uncredited)
Eva Ford	...	American Flag Girl (uncredited)
Matthew Hurley	...	Street Performer (uncredited)
Bryce Ingman	...	Man With White Elephant (uncredited)
Khris Kaneff	...	Pit Boss (uncredited)
Brian D. Kline	...	Medical Angel (uncredited)
Walter Ludwig	...	Race Official Mark Allen (uncredited)
Tony Mouleart	...	Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Warren Ross	...	Tent Doorman (uncredited)
Hunter S. Thompson	...	Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)

Directed by
Terry Gilliam

Writing credits (WGA)
Hunter S. Thompson		(book)
Terry Gilliam		(screenplay) &
Tony Grisoni		(screenplay) and
Tod Davies		(screenplay) &
Alex Cox		(screenplay)

Produced by
Harold Bronson	....	executive producer
Patrick Cassavetti	....	producer
Richard Foos	....	executive producer
John Jergens	....	associate producer
Laila Nabulsi	....	producer
Stephen Nemeth	....	producer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Ray Cooper

Cinematography by
Nicola Pecorini

Film Editing by
Lesley Walker

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Alex McDowell

Art Direction by
Chris Gorak

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Rob Bottin	....	demon makeup effects
Rob Bottin	....	lounge lizards design
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist
Lynn Del Kail	....	hair stylist
Bill Fletcher	....	wig maker
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist (as Matthew Mungle)
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	key makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Ellen Powell	....	hair stylist
Cindy Rose	....	hair stylist
Bob Scribner	....	second makeup artist
Danny Valencia	....	second hair stylist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker
Patty York	....	key makeup artist
Michael Shawn McCracken	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Lisa Rocco	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Mike Smithson	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mark Indig	....	unit production manager
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	unit production manager
Michael Solinger	....	post-production supervisor (as Mike Solinger)
Lorie Zerweck	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ingrid K. Behrens	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Ingrid Behrens)
Seth Edelstein	....	second second assistant director: Las Vegas
Christina Fong	....	second assistant director
Bruce Logan	....	second unit director
Jamie Marshall	....	second second assistant director
Philip A. Patterson	....	first assistant director (as Philip Patterson)

Art Department
Steve Arnold	....	art director: Las Vegas
Paige Augustine	....	key set dresser
P. Scott Bailey	....	swing gang (as Scott Bailey)
James Barron	....	laborer
Earl F. Betts	....	propmaker
Will Blount	....	property master
Mark Blumenthal	....	stand-by painter
Andrea Carter	....	art department coordinator
Monica Castro	....	property assistant (as Monica Ragan)
Dianne Chadwick	....	art department assistant
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer
Gary Clause	....	propmaker foreman
William Davidson	....	propmaker foreman (as William Roscoe Davidson)
Jennifer Dawson	....	property assistant
Ronald Day	....	painter
Rick Figalan	....	propmaker (as Ricardo R. Figalan)
David Goldstein	....	painter
Chad Goodrich	....	propmaker (as Chad W. Goodrich)
Kenneth Halverson	....	propmaker
Richard Heil	....	propmaker (as Richard D. Heil)
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Richard M. Jones	....	swing gang
Yvette Keawe	....	construction medic
Jonas Kirk	....	propmaker foreman
Kim Kirschbaum	....	painter
Keith A. Kropf	....	painter
Maureen Kropf	....	lead scenic
Tani Kunitake	....	production illustrator
Tom Lifsey	....	construction foreman (as Thomas E. Lifsey)
Jerry Luthart	....	propmaker
Michael Marcus	....	graphic designer
Lyle Maves	....	plaster foreman
Darren McCormick	....	propmaker
Frank McEldowney	....	greensman
Daniel A. McGinley	....	propmaker
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser
Roger Page	....	property master: second unit
Adam Pearlman	....	swing gang
Dan Pemberton	....	construction coordinator (as Daniel R. Pemberton)
James C. Piccione	....	tool foreman
Michael Ramirez	....	propmaker
Fred Seibly	....	painter (as Fred Siebley)
Brian Shupper	....	swing gang
Bill A. Slonecker	....	propmaker foreman
Vanessa Spady	....	construction auditor
Tommy Sturgeon	....	propmaker
Darren J. Taylor	....	propmaker
Daniel Turk	....	propmaker
Edward L. Turk	....	propmaker
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Julie Aquino	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	greens coordinator (uncredited)
Robert Hale	....	painter gang boss (uncredited)
Mark Meloccaro	....	art department coordinator: prep (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Acord	....	utility sound technician
Mick Boggis	....	sound effects pre-mixer
Stephen Bridgewater	....	adr supervisor: USA
Martin Cantwell	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Carr	....	adr recordist: UK
Joe Gallagher	....	adr editor
Steve Hancock	....	sound studio technician
Dominic Lester	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Meagher	....	production sound mixer
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Paley	....	dialogue editor
Peter Pennell	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	adr recordist: UK
Bob Risk	....	foley editor
Sam Sarkar	....	utility sound technician
Simon Sleap	....	sound editing assistant
Randy Smith	....	boom operator
Andy Thompson	....	assistant adr recordist
J.R. Westen	....	adr mixer: USA
David Abrahamsen	....	sound (uncredited)
Michael J. White	....	a.d.r. recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe Barden	....	special effects assistant
Bill Cobb	....	special effects assistant
Gary Cruise	....	special effects assistant (as Gary D. Cruise)
Fernando Favila	....	producer: demon effects
Terri Fluker	....	demon effects
Lucinda Foy	....	special effects assistant
Steve Galich	....	special effects coordinator
Dawna Hammond	....	special effects assistant
Glen Hanz	....	sculptor: Rob Bottin Productions
Carlos Huante	....	demon effects
Gilbert James	....	effects editing assistant
G. Peter King	....	special effects assistant: Las Vegas unit (as Peter King)
Taishiro Kiya	....	demon effects
Sam Sainz	....	lizard puppeteer
Terry Sandin	....	lizard puppeteer
Dawn M. Severdia	....	coordinator: demon effects
Russell Shinkle	....	supervisor: demon effects
Ray Svedin	....	special effects supervisor
Joseph Walker	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Andrea Adams	....	digital effects
Michael Cooper	....	visual effects coordinator: US
Gregory Creaser	....	digital timer: Pacific Title
Steve Cutmore	....	digital effects
Ditch Doy	....	digital effects
Kent Houston	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Ollive	....	digital effects
Susi Roper	....	visual effects coordinator: UK
David Smith	....	optical effects
John Swinnerton	....	digital effects
Kitty Veevers	....	digital effects
Mike Wassel	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts
Pete Williams	....	digital scanning
Trevor Withers	....	optical effects
Martin Body	....	optical cameraman (uncredited)
Michael Cooper	....	visual effects plate supervisor: production coordinator (uncredited)
George Hladky	....	motion control operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Castle	....	aerial stunts coordinator
Kelly Joe Dugan	....	stunts
Brian D. Kline	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Pat McGroarty	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunts (as Ernie Orsatti)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt double: Benicio Del Toro
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Mick Armstrong	....	grip: Las Vegas (as Michael Armstrong)
James Babineaux	....	best boy
Reynaldo Barrera	....	electrician
Lucas Bielan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bill Blaydes	....	grip: Las Vegas
Lila Byall	....	camera loader
Steve Carmer	....	grip: Los Angeles
Peter Chrimes	....	key grip
Vidal Cohen	....	best boy grip
Peter J. Dacey	....	additional camera loader (as Peter Dacey)
Jon Dwyer	....	grip: second unit
Erik A. Erichsen	....	electrician (as Erik Erichsen)
Warren Feldman	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Carlos M. Gallardo	....	dolly grip (as Carlos Gallardo)
John Gilmour	....	key grip: second unit
Hilton Goring	....	second assistant camera
Gene Hara	....	electrician
Tim Hubbard	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Itano	....	first assistant camera
Scott Johnson	....	dolly grip
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator: second unit (as Laurence 'Doc' Karmen)
Ian Kelly	....	video assist operator
Joe Lamb Jr.	....	grip: Las Vegas
Joe Lamb Jr.	....	grip: second unit
Chris Lynn	....	grip: second unit
Christopher Lyons	....	gaffer
Gary McBride	....	best boy: second unit
Edward McDonald	....	grip: Las Vegas (as Ed McDonald)
Edward McDonald	....	grip: second unit
Jeff Milewsky	....	grip: second unit
Peter Mountain	....	still photographer
Nicola Pecorini	....	Steadicam operator
Frank Perl	....	camera operator
Sonya Rom	....	camera production assistant
Chis Rountree	....	grip: Los Angeles (as Chris Rountree)
Rick Shepard	....	rigging electrician
Chris Soronen	....	grip: Los Angeles
Brian Stransky	....	camera loader: second unit
Stephen Thorp	....	electrician (as Steve Thorpe)
Forrest Thurman	....	camera loader
Jeff Wilde	....	rigging electrician (as Jeff Wild)
Bennie Zura	....	electrician

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Teresa Chiozza	....	casting production assistant (as Teresa M. Chiozza)
Carmen Cuba	....	casting assistant
Leanne Lindsey	....	extras casting: Las Vegas

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer
Bryan Birge	....	costumer
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	costume supervisor (as Eden C. Coblenz)
Linda S. Cormany	....	set costumer
David Dietch	....	wardrobe production assistant
Olga Ishkhanova	....	seamstress
Wanda Leavey	....	costumer
John Linsmeier	....	key costumer
Jacky Ward	....	wardrobe: second unit
Dana R. Woods	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Gilliam	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Patty Malkin	....	costumer (uncredited)
Rebeka L. Roberts	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Claire Ferguson	....	second assistant editor
Jeremy Hume	....	assistant editor
Roanne Moore	....	post-production assistant
Dwight Raymond	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
David Rees	....	color timer

Music Department
Ray Cooper	....	musician
Rupert Coulson	....	score recording & mixing
Caroline Dale	....	musician: cello
David Heath	....	musician: flute
Tomoyasu Hotei	....	musician
Kevin Lane	....	music editor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	electronic music treatments
James Seymour Brett	....	music co-producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Pedro Amaya	....	driver
Glenn E. Anderson	....	driver (as Glenn Anderson)
Denton Annecharico	....	driver
Randy Benjamin	....	picture car coordinator
Robert Blatchford	....	driver
Matt Brammer	....	driver
Andrew Broomhead	....	driver
William Carter	....	driver
David Coffey	....	driver (as Dave Coffey)
Phil Coffey	....	driver: second unit
William P. Davis	....	transportation captain: second unit
Mike J. Dawson	....	driver (as Michael Dawson)
Adam Dotson	....	driver
Kelly Joe Dugan	....	driver (as Kelly Dugan)
Sean Dugen	....	driver: second unit
Nick Duron	....	driver
Anthony James Fox	....	driver
Frank Gallardo	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver
Buck Holland	....	driver: Mr. Depp
Patrick Houghton	....	driver
Paul Jones	....	driver
Michael Keys	....	driver
Hunter Lloyd	....	driver
Joseph William Lomax	....	driver
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator (as James R. Lowder)
Jim Moores	....	driver: Mr. Del Toro
John Orlebeck	....	transportation coordinator
Kevin Pullen	....	driver (as Kevin T. Pullen)
John Simanovich	....	driver
Leslie Slaughter	....	driver
Ronald Stinton	....	transportation captain (as Ronald R. Stinton)
Pat Stubbs	....	transportation co-captain
Gregg Videgain	....	driver
Johnny Videgain	....	driver (as John Videgain)
Wayne Williams	....	driver: second unit
Gil Amaral	....	driver: picture cars (uncredited)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Roger Wooge	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Sav Akyüz	....	intern
Molly Allen	....	location manager
Chris Allies	....	end titles
Jed Alpert	....	lawyer
Ricarda Marie Ankenbrand	....	office production assistant
Herach Arzounian	....	medic: second unit
Serena Baker	....	location assistant: Los Angeles
Jimmy Bennett	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Carl Bianco	....	set production assistant
Justin Blumenthal	....	set production assistant
Joe Bravo	....	additional craft service
Colby Bryant	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
George Cassavetti	....	intern
Jeffrey Cassell	....	office production assistant
Mauni P. Caves	....	location assistant: Las Vegas
Jessica Chandler	....	intern
Melissa Chang	....	lizard puppeteer
Michael Colton	....	lizard puppeteer
Terry Connors	....	post-production accountant
Bruce Corkham	....	assistant: Mr. Depp (as Bruce Corkhum)
Kristen Felan	....	payroll accountant (as Kristen Felan-Hayes)
Amanda Forman	....	lizard puppeteer
Julie Forman	....	lizard puppeteer
Gloria M. Fujita	....	medic
Gary Gero	....	animal trainer: orangutan
Holly Gilliam	....	intern
Gary Gingold	....	craft service (as Gary 'Ga' Gingold)
Rachel Gingold	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Susan Giordano	....	first assistant accountant
Andy Gonzales	....	photo double: Duke, second unit
Jose Gonzales	....	catering helper
Victoria Goodall	....	assistant to producers
Patricia Gordon	....	script supervisor: second unit
Tarn Harper	....	post-production accountant
Moto Hata	....	lizard puppeteer
Chris Heeter	....	lizard puppeteer
Kathryn Loraine Hibbs	....	production accountant
Eric J. Hill	....	accounting production assistant (as Eric Hill)
Ellen M. Hillers	....	executive production assistant (as Ellen Hillers)
Denisa Jacobson	....	intern
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer
Matt Langenbach	....	stand-in: Mr. Depp
Thomas W. Leidner	....	office production assistant
Justin Lindsey	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Pearl A. Lucero	....	production coordinator
Karon May	....	script supervisor
Martin McCoy III	....	office production assistant: Las Vegas unit
Emily McGovern	....	set production assistant
George Miklos	....	photo double: Gonzo, second unit
Alisa Moeller	....	assistant production coordinator: Las Vegas
Lisa Nelson	....	lizard puppeteer
Vincent Niebla	....	lizard puppeteer
Rick Oehler	....	office production assistant: Las Vegas unit
Randy Paul	....	lawyer
Art Pimentel	....	lizard puppeteer
Jose Plascencia	....	catering helper
Pierre Remy	....	caterer
Nancy Restuccia	....	assistant production coordinator
Deborah Ricketts	....	film researcher
Cecilia Rivera	....	catering helper
Adam Rosenblatt	....	set production assistant
Bradley K. Ross	....	lizard puppeteer
Lia Sargent	....	adr loop group
Janel S. Schuh	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas (as Janel Shuh)
Senna Shanti	....	assistant: Mr. Gilliam
Alan Shaterian	....	consultant to Mr. Del Toro
Debbie-Lynn Siegel	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Lou Slaughter	....	stand-in: Mr. Del Toro
Fran Tomasetti	....	craft service: second unit
Giro Tomasetti	....	craft service: second unit
Brenda K. Wachel	....	script supervisor (as Brenda Wachsel)
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer: orangutan (as Jim Warren)
David Weigand	....	lizard puppeteer
Stephen V. Weissberger	....	office production assistant
Jenni Wieland	....	second assistant accountant (as Jennifer Wieland)
Lorie Zerweck	....	pre-production supervisor (as Laurie Zwerek)
Kevin Berman	....	consultant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Chambers	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Keli Craig	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Zoila Gomez	....	assistant production coordinator: Las Vegas (uncredited)
Cody Jarrett	....	photo double: Johnny Depp (uncredited)
Kenneth W. Parker	....	production assistant (uncredited)
R. Scott Poole	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jeremy Settles	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Laurel Waco	....	assistant: Alex Cox (uncredited)

Thanks
Michael Kamen	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fear and Loathing LLC
• Rhino Films
• Shark Productions
• Summit Entertainment
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Distribution Company (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1999) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (????) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (1998) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• América Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (????) (Australia) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paris Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (Canada) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Peerless Camera Company (digital and optical effects) (as Peerless Camera Company Limited)
• Illusion Arts (additional digital effects)
• Digiscope (additional digital effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (uncredited)
• ReelEye Company (special effects contact lenses) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• BMG Entertainment  courtesy of
• Capitol Records  courtesy of
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EMI-Capitol Special Markets  under license from
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Geffen Records  soundtrack
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Hansard  back-projection
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sony Music Licensing  by arrangement with
• Sub Pop Records  courtesy of
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Warner Special Products  by arrangement with

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive extreme drug use and related bizarre behavior, strong language, and brief nudity (certificate no. 35894)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 (certificate no. 35894) | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (re-rating) (DVD) | Canada:18A (original rating) (VHS) | Denmark:15 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Brazil:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fear and Loathing LLC

Trivia:

Gary Busey (Highway Patrolman) improvised the "Give me a kiss" line. The producers and Hunter S. Thompson were initially horrified by it, but Terry Gilliam thought it was funny, and left it in the final cut. Thompson said that after a few more viewings, he found the line quite funny.

Goofs:

Continuity: Duke's cigarette changes sides of his mouth several times when he is sitting in his car and talking to the hotel desk clerk.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Atop the Fourth Wall: All-Star Batman & Robin #1 and #2 (#2.58)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

One Toke Over the Line

An excellent literary adaptation - and sooo much more...

This movie polarizes the audience like few before: while of course, there's people who like it and people who don't like it for any movie, 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' either excites or almost repulses it's critics, and I dare to say that most of the negative responses are based on ignorance, or even fear, of introducing psychedelic experiences into mainstream culture.

Personally, i regard 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' as one of my absolute favorites, definitely in my top 10, and possibly even top 3. One of the many outstanding characteristics, besides a flawless performance from its main actors, excellent direction, and maybe the greatest achievement, one of the few literary adaptations that don't have you leave the cinema with disappointment, is the visual interpretation of the influence of LSD and other psychedelica. Though it has been tried many times, in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' it has been done in a way that in my opinion deserves an Academy Award like 'Best Visual Interpretation', were there one like that (btw, number 2 in my psychedelic charts is, interestingly, a scene from 'The Simpsons', episode 809, 'El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)', where Homer eats super-spicy chili made from Guatemalan chili peppers grown by mental patients- that causing him an incredibly accuratel realized 'trip').

Well, I guess up until now you, the reader, can guess that I am one of those that loved the movie, and think it to be a mile stone in cinematographic history, along with 'Apocalypse Now', 'Pulp Fiction' or 'The Matrix'.