Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a book-based movie adapted from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream / Generation of Swine : Gonzo Papers Vol.2" by Hunter S. Thompson. This Adventure/Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is May 22, 1998.
The Source Material
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream / Generation of Swine : Gonzo Papers Vol.2
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson
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Overview
First published in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down…
About The Movie
Description
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
- Title
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Original Title
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Comedy
- US Theatrical
- May 22, 1998 · Rated R