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All rights reserved.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, DVD)
| Movie Description FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS is a whirlwind of a movie, a wacky, drug-laden story backed by a fist-pumping rock & roll soundtrack featuring everything from Wayne Newton and Tom Jones to Combustible Edison and Dead Kennedys. Journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) heads to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, bringing along his Samoan lawyer, Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro), in this furious adaptation of the book by Hunter S. Thompson. It is 1971, and Duke and Gonzo are on their way to Sin City with a frightened hitchhiker (a nearly unrecognizable Tobey Maguire) and a trunkful of drugs, which they ingest nonstop. Depp is terrific as Duke, Thompson's alter ego, and Del Toro is a riot as the crazy lawyer. To perfect his Thompsonian performance, Depp spent a lot of time with the good doctor, and it paid off in a film that captures the frenetic pace of the counterculture novel. Director Terry Gilliam, a master of complex, bizarre visual imagery, has a field day interpreting the drug-hazed world in which Duke and Gonzo reside. An all-star cast chimes in with wonderfully offbeat bit parts, including Harry Dean Stanton, Gilliam regular Katherine Helmond, Flea, Cameron Diaz, Ellen Barkin, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey, Lyle Lovett, and others.
Notes DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Surround 3.0 - English Additional Release Material: Film Highlights Deleted Scenes Spotlight on Location Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Cast & Filmmakers' Biographies DVD-ROM Features: Website Links, Theatrical release: May 22, 1998. Filmed on location in Las Vegas, southern Nevada, and Los Angeles and at Warner Hollywood Studios. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 1998. Estimated budget: $21 million. Hunter S. Thompson's book was based on a trip he took with Oscar Zeta Acosta. Benicio Del Toro gained nearly 40 pounds to play Dr. Gonzo. Shooting lasted about 50 days. One of the wardrobe production assistants was Amy Rainbow Gilliam, one of Terry's daughters. The film includes music by Robert Goulet, Tom Jones, Combustible Edison, Big Brother & the Holding Company, the Lennon Sisters, Elmer Bernstein, Wayne Newton, the Yardbirds, Jefferson Airplane, Three Dog Night, Bob Dylan, the Youngbloods, Ohio Express, Buffalo Springfield, the Rolling Stones, Booker T. & the MGs, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Debbie Reynolds, and Dead Kennedys. The film's illustrations are by Ralph Steadman, who illustrated the original novel; he is thanked in the credits "for inspiring us all." The shirt that Tobey Maguire wears in the film features a Steadman illustration. Terry Gilliam took over from writer-director Alex Cox (REPO MAN), who left because of creative differences. Cox said, "With Gilliam directing, we'll see the bats." Among the people interested in making a film of the book since it first came out were Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and Ridley Scott. Johnny Depp spent nearly four months together with Hunter S. Thompson prior to shooting. Depp told a Cannes press conference, "He was generous with his time and his private life. He even let me move into his basement. Become a termite." At the Cannes press conference Gilliam said, "Number one, FEAR AND LOATHING is not a prodrug film. Anybody who sees this film isn't going to rush out and start to do drugs." The Plymouth Valiant used in the film actually belonged to Thompson. Thompson makes a cameo appearance in the film. When Gilliam took over production from Cox, he and Tony Grisoni wrote a new script in eight days, then revised that in another two days. Thompson referred to the film as a "lonely trumpet call over a lost battlefield." At a New York City bookstore in May 1998, Gilliam burned his Writers Guild membership card because of a dispute over crediting Alex Cox and Tod Davies, who wrote the original script, which was not used. An introductory scene cut from the final film featured musician Ray Cooper claiming that the government would have viewers believe that the film was not based on the original screenplay by Gilliam and Grisoni--the one that was published as NOT THE SCREENPLAY. The name of the rally Duke was sent to cover was the Mint 400 Off Road Rally. In one bar scene Roger Pratt is paged; Pratt was Gilliam's longtime cinematographer but did not work on FEAR AND LOATHING. Editorial Reviews New York Times - Stephen Holden (05/22/1998) Total Film - Total Film Staff (07/01/2006) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||
Reviews  love the movieReview created: 09/01/08 by: oneme120000 ( 9 )  This movie is one of the greatest of all time. Its about a guy whom wrote for time magazine and went on a drug frenzie... funny and great. Review ID: 10000000008513142 Was this review helpful? Report this review One of the best!Review created: 07/17/08 by: This is simply one of the best movies ever made. If you like Depp and Del Toro, you can't miss this. If you like trippy movies that concentrate more on a wild ride that the main characters take than on any real plot, this is for you! Review ID: 10000000008008236 Was this review helpful? Report this review  X ray glassesReview created: 06/29/08 by: Its interesting to see a movie throught the eyes of a heavy drug abuser. Very interesting. A little hard to follow, but its worth a watch. Review ID: 10000000007739385 Was this review helpful? Report this review Fast Shipment, Perfect Condition, Awesome Seller!!Movie appeared on time in great condition and I will look forward to getting more movies from here in the future. Review ID: 10000000007691532 Was this review helpful? Report this review Hilarious movieReview created: 06/10/08 by: frantic23332 ( 0 ) Exactly as advertised, one of my favorite movies. Good price. Fast delivery, in mint condition. All around it was a good transaction with professional buisness. I would make purchases from them again. Reasonable prices with fast delivery and good customer service. Review ID: 10000000007530418 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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