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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 58m
  • 41

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Producer:

Patrick Cassavetti, Laila Nabulsi, Stephen Nemeth

Writer:

Hunter S. Thompson, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies

Release Date:

May 22, 1998

Runtime:

1hr 58m

Synopsis

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Cast

  • Johnny Depp
  • Benicio Del Toro
  • Tobey Maguire
  • Michael Lee Gogin
  • Larry Cedar
  • Brian Le Baron
  • Katherine Helmond
  • Michael Warwick
  • Craig Bierko
  • Tyde Kierney

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Metacritic

41
metacritic
Based on 19 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (272)

Generally favorable reviews based on 272 Reviews
33

The movie is a true folly, yet there's no denying that Gilliam has gotten some of the hallucinogenic madness of Thompson's novel on screen.

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Metacritic review by Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
100

Does for psychedelics what Boogie Nights does for cocaine; displaying in graphical detail the ultimate failure of drugs as an escape route.

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Metacritic review by Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat
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