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Release Date:
22 toukokuu 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 | add synopsis
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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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Awards:
1 win
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1 nomination
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The art of character acting...
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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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Runtime:
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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The coconut-smashing scene towards the end of the film was not originally in the book. Hunter S. Thompson wrote the scene when he wrote Fear and Loathing and then omitted it. Terry Gilliam inserted it back into the story for this movie.
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Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of camera visible when Duke calls Gonzo near Baker.
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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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Referenced in Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Let's Get Together
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I think the people who reviewed this film are a bit warped for thinking of it as anything less than a masterpiece. This film comes from the glorious days of Johnny Depp taking obscure roles in films and totally immersing himself in the character. Benecio Del Toro's performance was second to none, and I cannot for the life of me comprehend why someone would think this to be the "worst movie ever". God save us that we actually have to think a little when we sit in those awful theatre seats. Heaven forbid we're required to use our imagination a little bit and not have it handed to us in the form of Hollywood mindless pap. The film, del toro, Depp, and of course, Gilliam are all brilliant. I pity the fools who gave this movie a negative review and fail miserably in articulating their reasoning.