Angst und Schrecken in Las Vegas

Originaltitel: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998
16
1 Std. 58 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

309.182

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.753

176

Johnny Depp in Angst und Schrecken in Las Vegas (1998)

Three Reasons Criterion Collection Trailer for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

trailer wiedergeben1:26

1 Video

99+ Fotos

Dark Comedy Desert Adventure Psychological Drama Road Trip Stoner Comedy Urban Adventure Adventure Comedy Drama

Ein exzentrischer Journalist und sein psychopathischer Anwalt reisen für eine Reihe psychedelischer Trips nach Las Vegas.Ein exzentrischer Journalist und sein psychopathischer Anwalt reisen für eine Reihe psychedelischer Trips nach Las Vegas.Ein exzentrischer Journalist und sein psychopathischer Anwalt reisen für eine Reihe psychedelischer Trips nach Las Vegas.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

309.182

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.753

176

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

Benutzerrezensionen791

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

This is bat country

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas, with a car full of drugs, alcohol and the pursuit of the American Dream.

A psychedelic trip into the macabre, a chaotic spiral into madness. These terms perfectly describe Hunter S. Thompson's novel describing his drug fueled trip of the west. Depp does a perfect rendition of Thompson and truly is a marvel to watch in this film. In his rendition it is easy to see how Depp has become one of this generations finest actors. This film for the casual viewer may be difficult to follow and or watch, but to me personally is a fantastic film one in which does what it was intended to do, and that is to entertain and to darkly and at times humorously take the viewer on a chaotic ride. With a huge cult following and an eventual prequel that came out; Rum Diaries, this is a wonderful peek into the world of the not so normal and the drug fueled ride that is Hunter S. Thompson's life. The soundtrack is perfect for this film as it follows suit with the chaos that is viewed on the screen. I highly recommend this film to film buffs and lovers of dark comedies.

Asentiff2004
25. Jan. 2014
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Wissenswertes
In the book, Hunter S. Thompson listens to "Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones. The rights to play it in the film were too expensive for the production's budget.

Patzer
Dr. Gonzo spoofs the "Richard Nixon salute" when he gets on the plane at the end of the movie. Nixon didn't resign or do the classic "salute" until 1974.

Zitate
[watching Dr. Gonzo leave]
Raoul Duke: There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

Crazy Credits
The Ralph Steadman drawings from the book are put in with the credits, along with the Gonzo & Duke in the Red Shark picture that takes up the whole screen at the end.

Alternative Versionen
The US-label Criterion ordered director Terry Gilliam and author Hunter S. Thompson to create a special Director's Cut. 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. Furthermore there is a slightly longer version of another scene shortly before that. There is a bit more conversation going on between Raoul and Dr. Gonzo when they want to leave because of the trouble the kidnapped Lucy (Christina Ricci) is causing. Director's Cut's Pal running time is 144.1 seconds (2:24 minutes) longer because of two extended scenes.--Quoted from movie-censorship.com

Verbindungen
Edited from Vegas (1978)

Soundtracks
My Favorite Things
Written by Richard Rodgers (as Richard Rogers) and Oscar Hammerstein II
Published by Williamson Music
Performed by The Lennon Sisters
Courtesy of Ranwood Records/ A Walk Music Group Co.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products