Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Year:

1998

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-05-22

Filming Locations: Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $18,500,000

Opening Weekend: $4,335,095 (USA) (25 May 1998)

Gross: $10,680,275 (USA) (6 June 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cameron Diaz

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Tobey Maguire

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Johnny Depp

Raoul Duke

Benicio Del Toro

Dr Gonzo

Ellen Barkin

Waitress at North Star Cafe

Gary Busey

Highway Patrolman

Katherine Helmond

Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel

Michael Jeter

L. Ron Bumquist

Mark Harmon

Magazine Reporter

Penn Jillette

Carnie Talker

Craig Bierko

Lacerda

Lyle Lovett

Road Person

Flea

Musician

Laraine Newman

Frog-Eyed Woman

Harry Dean Stanton

Judge

Tim Thomerson

Hoodlum

Michael Lee Gogin

Uniformed Dwarf

Larry Cedar

Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles

Brian Le Baron

Parking Attendant

Michael Warwick

Bell Boy

Tyde Kierney

Reporter

Richard Riehle

Dune Buggy Driver

Ransom Gates

Dune Buggy Passenger

Frank Romano

Dune Buggy Passenger

Gil Boccaccio

Desert Inn Doorman

Gary Bruno

Desert Inn Doorman

Richard Portnow

Wine Colored Tuxedo

Steve Schirripa

Goon

Verne Troyer

Wee Waiter

Will Blount

The Black Guy

Ben Yeagar

Clown Barker

Christopher Callen

Bazooka's Circus Waitress

Christopher Meloni

Clerk at Flamingo Hotel

Benjamin A. van der Veen

TV Crew Man

Alex Craig Mann

Stockbroker

Christina Ricci

Lucy

Gregory Itzin

Clerk at Mint Hotel

Troy Evans

Police Chief

Gale Baker

Police Chief's Wife

Chris Hendrie

Executive Director

Larry Brandenburg

Cop in Back

Donald Morrow

Voice of Drug Film Narrator (voice)

Jenette Goldstein

Alice the Maid

Stephen Bridgewater

Human Cannonball

Buck Holland

Shopper

Mary Gillis

Shopper

Jennifer Elise Cox

Shopper

Robert Allen

Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles

David Brisbin

Man in Car

James O'Sullivan

Newscaster

Milt Tarver

Newscaster

Kathryn Alexander

Lounge Lizard

Mia Babalis

Lounge Lizard

Kristin Draudt

Lounge Lizard

Kim Flowers

Lounge Lizard

Nan Friedman

Lounge Lizard

Judith Lieff

Lounge Lizard

Tane McClure

Lounge Lizard

Diana Mehoudar

Lounge Lizard

Geoffrey B. Nimmer

Lounge Lizard

Marlene Bologna

Trapeze Artist

Chobi Gyorgy

Trapeze Artist

Karen E. Castoldi

Trapeze Artist

Lisa Hoyle

Trapeze Artist

Joseph S. Griffo

Trapeze Artist

Trudi Forristal

Lizard Performer

Debbie Reynolds

Herself (voice)

Ray Cooper

Distinguished Man

Kacee DeMasi

Hooker

Eva Ford

American Flag Girl

Mitchell Gordon

Belly Clown

Matthew Hurley

Street Performer

Bryce Ingman

Man With White Elephant

Khris Kaneff

Pit Boss

Paul Kantner

Acid cook guy at Matrix (uncredited)

Brian D. Kline

Medical Angel

Walter Ludwig

Race Official Mark Allen

Ralph Moratz

Extra (uncredited)

Tony Mouleart

Hotel Valet

Warren Ross

Tent Doorman

Christy Sturza

Flower child

Hunter S. Thompson

Other Duke in Matrix Flashback

Did you know?

Trivia

The "Red Shark", a 1971 Chevrolet Impala convertible, is Hunter S. Thompson's own convertible.

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Prior to filming, Johnny Depp swapped his car for Hunter S. Thompson's red Chevrolet convertible and spent weekends driving it around California in preparation for the role. Meanwhile, Thompson spent that period in Depp's car with a woman named Heidi, writing an essay called "Fear And Loathing In Hollywood: My Doomed Love At The Taco Stand" that was partially published in Time Magazine, along with a new Ralph Steadman drawing of a gargoyle-like Dr. Gonzo.

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Tobey Maguire's character is wearing a t-shirt with a Ralph Steadman drawing on it. The title of the illustration is "Mean Mouse" and depicts a character resembling Mickey Mouse wearing American flag shorts.

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Goofs

Right before and after Duke runs into the dwarf employee, off-set crewmembers are visible to the left of the screen.

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When Duke is in the desert, talking on the payphone at the junk yard, on one of the crane shot swoops, the footage was edited in reverse. Notice the smoke going back down into the smoking car, as well as the papers on the side of the phone booth moving quite rapidly.

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When Duke is in the Mint bar, his cigarette is broken when he lights it. While he is smoking it, the broken part falls off. He spins around in his stool looking for his attorney, the broken part is there again.

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Quotes

L. Ron Bumquist: I'm not really sure I can answer that, but what I can say is that if Margaret Mead, at her age, smoked grass... she'd have one hell of a trip!

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Raoul Duke: You scurvy shiester bastard. I'm a doctor of journalism man! Get in there and clean your shorts! Clean your shorts goddammit like a big boy!

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Raoul Duke: Bazooko's Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday nights if the Nazis had won the war. This was the Sixth Reich.

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the Theatrical version and the Director's Cut?

A

Especially for the home video release through Criterion a unique Director's Cut was created by Gilliam and author Hunter S. Thompson. This cut contains a scene that otherwise was only to be seen in part and only in the cinematic trailer. It shows events in retrospect that the main character Raoul Duke remembers fragmentarily when listening to the recorded conversations on his cassette recorder. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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