Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a book by Hunter s. Thompson from 1971. It was made into a film in 1998 and directed by Terry Gilliam, which was nominated for aGolden Palm at the Cannes Film festival. ==Story[ Edit] == Journalist Raoul Duke (in the film version played by Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (in the film adaptation portrayed by Benicio Del Toro) drive to Las Vegas to watch a motocross race. Raoul should write a report on the race, which just won't work, because he and his lawyer each time in the most strange and tripping events end up. They travel in a red convertible, which is filled with drink and drugs. They are experiencing a hallucinatory trip to the heart of The American Dream. Duke calls this happen a command; for Dr. Gonzo is a mission to self destruction to protect his client.

Parts of the story were previously published in the American magazine Rolling Stone, and later bundled as book published in 1971, with illustrations by Thompsons long-term artistic partner, the British cartoonist Ralph Steadman. Thompson unleashed with the publication of the book a hype. Although he an account of his quest for the American dream calls it, is doubted by critics about the true extent of his ' mission '. Fact is that Thompson with ' Raoul Duke ' just being themselves mean, what also becomes clear in the book, when Dr. Gonzo sends a telegram to Thompson with his real name as the recipient instead of the pseudonym Raoul Duke. In the film, this is less clear, al asks Dr. Gonzo in it or whether Thompson is ready to check in under a false name, after which they use the pseudonym Raoul Duke at the hotel desk. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Johnny Depp - Raoul Duke
 * Benicio Del Toro - Dr. Gonzo/Oscar Acosta Z.
 * Tobey Maguire - Hitchhiker
 * Ellen Barkin - Waitress North Star Cafe
 * Gary Busey - Highway Police
 * Christina Ricci - Lucy
 * Mark Harmon - magazine journalist of Mint 400
 * Cameron Diaz - Blonde TV reporter
 * Katherine Helmond - Desk Officer Mint Hotel
 * Michael Jeter - L. Ron Bumquist
 * Penn Jillette - Carnie Talker
 * Lyle Lovett - Road Person
 * Flea - Musician
 * Harry Dean Stanton - Right