Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Considered unfilmable for decades, Hunter S. Thompson s literary landmark of psychedelic excess finally met its cinematic match in anarchic visionary director Terry Gilliam (Twelve Monkeys) and two no-holds-barred star performances by Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.
Raoul Duke (Depp) and his volatile Samoan attorney Dr. Gonzo (del Toro) are en route to Las Vegas, ostensibly on a banal journalistic assignment, but the suitcase full of psychoactive narcotics in their possession tells another story. Beset by bats, horny lizards and runaway hotel carpet upon their arrival, the pair plunge deeper into the pharmaceutically enhanced neon underbelly of the City of Sin on a chemically charged savage journey to the heart of the American Dream.
Flashback to Gilliam and Thompson s trip of a lifetime in an exclusive 4K restoration, accompanied by an outstanding selection of bonus material delving into the history of the film and the original book.
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- Limited edition hardbound book featuring new writing by Roger Keen, an essay on Thompson on Film by Dr. William Stephenson, a 1999 interview with Terry Gilliam by Ian Christie and original production notes
- Six collectors postcards
- Double-sided fold-out poster of the original theatrical one-sheet and a sketch by Terry Gilliam
- New commentary by Terry Gilliam, moderated by Phil Stubbs
- Savage: Finding The American Nightmare, a newly filmed appreciation by film historian Ian Christie
- The Gonzo Papers, a newly filmed interview with producer Laila Nabulsi
- Grim Memories and Bad Flashbacks, an all-new interview with star Benicio Del Toro
- Ignore This Terrible Drug: The Art and Style of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an all-new featurette including interviews with cinematographer Nicola Pecorini, production designer Alex McDowall, costume designer Julie Weiss and editor Lesley Walker
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film, a 2006 documentary on the author featuring Depp, del Toro, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Murray, Sean Penn, John Cusack and others
- Hunter Goes To Hollywood, archive footage of the author filming his cameo in the film
- Four deleted scenes with new optional commentary by Gilliam, including the excised prologue A Dress Pattern
- Spotlight on Location, an original promotional featurette featuring interviews with Gilliam, Depp and del Toro
- Behind the scenes B-roll footage and additional EPK interviews with Gilliam, Depp and del Toro
- Theatrical trailers
- TV spots
- Extensive image galleries, including original production designs, storyboards and production stills
- Documentary For No Good Reason about illustrator Ralph Steadman, featuring Terry Gilliam and Johnny Depp
- Short film Cherrywood Cannon
- Ralph's Art
- Extended interviews with Terry Gilliam, Bruce Robinson and Richard E. Grant
- Deleted scenes
- Trailers and teasers
- Image galleries