Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas movie

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

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Because of its roots in autobiographical incidents, the book is often considered a roman à clef. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr.

Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971.OriginsThe book is a largely fictionalized account of Thompson and attorney Oscar Zeta Acostas actual trip to Las Vegas around the same time period.Thompson had been writing an expose for Rolling Stone on the 1970 killing of the Mexican-American television journalist Ruben Salazar, who had been shot in the head at close range with a tear gas canister fired by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during the National Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War. One of Thompsons sources for the story was Oscar Zeta Acosta, a prominent Mexican-American activist and attorney. Thompson told Acosta Sports Illustrated magazine had offered him a job writing photo captions for the Mint 400 motocross race held annually in Las Vegas. Finding it difficult for a Hispanic to talk openly to a white reporter in L.A.s tense atmosphere, Thompson and Acosta decided that Las Vegas would be a more comfortable place to discuss the story.Thompson later wrote that he wrapped up the Vegas trip by spending about 36 hours alone in a Las Vegas hotel room "feverishly writing in my notebook" about his experiences.Thompson, Hunter S. Jacket Copy For Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Cast

• Benicio Del Toro
• Cameron Diaz
• Christina Ricci
• Craig Bierko
• Ellen Barkin
• Flea
• Gary Busey
• Katherine Helmond
• Laraine Newman
• Lyle Lovett
• Mark Harmon
• Michael Jeter
• Penn Jillette
• Tobey Maguire