Universal Pictures released Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on May 22, 1998. Terry Gilliam directed the film starring Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, and Tobey Maguire.
‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ Plot Summary
The film adaptation of the infamous Hunter S. Thompson’s novel of the same name, writer Raoul Duke and his attorney friend Dr. Gonzo head to Las Vegas in 1971 to cover the Mint 400 motorcycle race for Rolling Stone magazine. With a suitcase full of various drugs, the two instead begin a journey in search for the “American Dream” but instead find fear, loathing, and hilarious adventures with lonely hitchhikers, dust covered racers, out of touch police officers, and the various characters that you expect to encounter in Sin City.
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Universal Pictures released Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on May 22, 1998. Terry Gilliam directed the film starring Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, and Tobey Maguire.