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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780783229522
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783229526
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D20339D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 17, 1998
Running Time: 119 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: May 22, 1998
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Editorial Review:
The original cowriter and director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was Alex Cox, whose earlier film Sid and Nancy suggests that Cox could have been a perfect match in filming Hunter S. Thompson's psychotropic masterpiece of "gonzo" journalism. Unfortunately Cox departed due to the usual "creative differences," and this ill-fated adaptation was thrust upon Terry Gilliam, whose formidable gifts as a visionary filmmaker were squandered on the seemingly unfilmable elements of Thompson's ether-fogged narrative. The result is a one-joke movie without the joke--an endless series of repetitive scenes involving rampant substance abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that's run crazily out of control. Johnny Depp plays Thompson's alter ego, "gonzo" journalist Raoul Duke, and Benicio Del Toro is his sidekick and so-called lawyer Dr. Gonzo. During the course of a trip to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, they ingest a veritable chemistry set of drugs, and Gilliam does his best to show us the hallucinatory state of their zonked-out minds. This allows for some dazzling imagery and the rampant humor of stumbling buffoons, and the mumbling performances of Depp and Del Toro wholeheartedly embrace the tripped-out, paranoid lunacy of Thompson's celebrated book. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves--like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. So while Gilliam's film may achieve some modest cult status over the years, it's only because Fear and Loathing is best enjoyed by those who are just as stoned as the characters in the movie. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Good DVD edition of a great film adaptation
There's not much that I can type about the content of this disc's feature that hasn't been stated many times over. Gilliam's filmic version of HST's most popular book features enormous visuals and spot-on performances; it conveys the imagery and milieu of its source as capably as one could expect of it.
For an early DVD (this was released a decade ago, only a year into the format's commercial lifespan), this is a pretty decent effort. The audiovisual quality is quite good. The Dolby ... Read More
Rating:  - Awesome
"Look what God did to us, man!"
"God didn't do that to you... you did!"
ahahaha I love it. This movie is every bit as good as everyone seems to think it is. A true cinematic classic.
Rating: - This Movie Rox!
If you haven't seen this yet-You must watch it immediately! As long as you are a fan of Hunter S.'s stuff of course ;)
Rating: - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Review of the DVD: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Benicio Del Toro
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writing credits:
Hunter S. Thompson (book)
Terry Gilliam (screenplay)
Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
Tod Davies (screenplay)
Alex Cox (screenplay)
Run Time: 118 Minutes
Released: 1998
Hunter Thompson practiced total immersion journalism. He called ... Read More
Rating: - Who had the trip?
This is not a film I would normally choose. The title did warn me.
In part I watched because Johnny Depp is in it, but I had to keep reminding myself it was him. There are few such actors in the world. Olivier was one.
By the end I was wondering who was having the bad trip - the actors or me!
Brilliant but horribly gruesome.
I'm glad I wasn't in that 60's
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