Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
7.2 (4,719 votes)
1h 58m
Overview
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Details
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Writer
- Alex Cox
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $18,500,000
Cast
Benicio del Toro
Brian Le Baron
Craig Bierko
Johnny Depp
Katherine Helmond
Larry Cedar
Michael Lee Gogin
Michael Warwick
Tobey Maguire
Tyde Kierney
Keywords
1970s
based on novel or book
buddy
cadillac convertible
casino
cocaine
dark comedy
desert
drugs
fake identity
gonzo journalist
hallucination
hitchhiker
hotel suite
journalist
las vegas
lawyer
lsd
paranoia
police convention
psychedelia
road trip
surrealism
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