Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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Everyone tries so hard at getting this adaptation of Hunter S Thompson's gonzo classic just right that one would love to like it more. Certainly, Gilliam pulls out the stops with the hallucinatory madness - the film does at least look good - and Depp and Del Toro, as the drug deranged heroes exploring the darkest excesses of the American Dream in 1971 Vegas, give their energetic all. The trouble is, they end up mugging like mad, and it's all too relentlessly weird, wacky and tacky: it takes an hour before the pace calms down sufficiently to let in a few laughs, and only Barkin, in a brief (and superior) scene towards the end anchors the manic antics in some sort of human reality. A film of brilliant moments, but sadly less coherent - and, on senses, rather less personal - than most of Gilliam's work.

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Release details

UK release:

1998

Duration:

118 mins

Cast and crew

Screenwriter:

Tony Grisoni, Terry Gilliam, Alex Cox, Tod Davies

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton, Benicio Del Toro, Cameron Diaz, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Production Designer:

Alex McDowell

Producer:

Leila Nabulsi, Patrick Casavetti, Stephen Nemeth

Editor:

Lesley Walker

Cinematography:

Nicola Pecorini

Music:

Ray Cooper

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  • Superb adaption of the Hunter S Thompson piece. A visually impressive and remarkably true (all things considered) to the book tale that flows with just the right amount of mostly everything, including clarity. Cast and director excel. Its just great entertainment.

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