Film

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998

Directed by Terry Gilliam

  • Adventure, Drama, Comedy
  • 118 min
  • R

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Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

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Relentless, comic, open-ended and ironic.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • gravecomic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • earnestironic
  • intimateepic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 88The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 5The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 15 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 3The Genre Devotee: disliked by 13 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 44The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 33The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 2The Cartographer: disliked by 12 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 22The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

46 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Cartographers.

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