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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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From the liner notes

It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas—accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo—to cover a motorcycle race. What should be a cut–and–dried journalistic assignment quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey. Director Terry Gilliam and an all–star cast headlined by Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro show no mercy in bringing Hunter S. Thompson's excoriating dissection of the American way of life to the screen, creating a film both hilarious and savage.

Review

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a hallucinatory, extravagantly funny and unapologetic look at writer Hunter S. Thompson's drug–induced haze in late–1960s Las Vegas. The film was ripped apart by most critics, which could lead one to speculate that maybe its non–antidrug posture was too much in these "just say no" times; that maybe the film became confused with its subject matter. At any rate, it's a crime that Gilliam's imaginative sojourn was overlooked. In a performance which reincarnates but doesn't mimic, Depp is remarkable as Thompson, who is assigned to cover a sporting event for an unnamed magazine. Accompanied by his overweight Samoan lawyer (an almost unrecognizable Del Toro), Thompson begins a descent into cultural hell as the backyard of America's playground lays waste to unceasing drug and alcohol binges. Based on Thompson's cult novel, Fear and Loathing is a visual tour de force of acid trips, tacky art direction and oblivious destruction, and Gilliam and his cowriters have taken no prisoners in translating the essence of a counterculture classic, and in their depiction of its drugged–out times. This wild, dizzying ride sputters now and then, but like any good amusement, it takes us by the throat and rattles us around till we're not sure which way is up. And if Thompson and friends didn't, why should we have such an advantage?

Product Format Information

DVD : $35.99 (Criterion Collection)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515013222
Catalog #: DV1637125

Studio : Criterion, Universal

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English DTS 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35, Widescreen
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
2-disc set with all-new digital transfer approved by Terry Gilliam
Audio commentary: with director Terry Gilliam; deleted scenes also have commentary
Audio commentary: with stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, and producer Laila Nabulsi
Collection of storyboards and production designs
Collection of original artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
Documentaries: BBC feature documentary Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, featuring Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman
Rare material on Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
Stills gallery
Audio commentary: with Hunter S. Thompson

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Blu-ray : $23.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192046131
Catalog #: DB1637127

Studio : Criterion, Universal

Languages: English DTS-HD 5.1 (Primary) , French DTS 5.1 , Danish Subtitles , English SDH Subtitles , Finnish Subtitles , French Subtitles , Norwegian Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles , Swedish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, Widescreen
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
Featurette: Spotlight on Location

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Blu-ray : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515070218
Catalog #: DB1637129

Studio : Criterion, Universal

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 2.35
Features:
Audio commentary: With Director Terry Gilliam
Audio commentary: With stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro and producer Laila Nabulsi
Audio commentary: With author Hunter S. Thompson
Selection of Thompson correspondence, read on camera by Depp
Documentaries: Hunter Goes to Hollywood
A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit
Profile of Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
Collection of artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
Excerpt from the 1996 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas recording featuring Jim Jarmusch and Maury Chaykin
Documentaries: BBC documentary from 1978 with Thompson and Steadman
Storyboards, production designs, stills, and trailer
Booklet: Featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman and two pieces by Thompson