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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
( Adventure / Comedy / Drama )


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 118 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 22, 1998   [France]
 
Director: Terry Gilliam   [Director]
 
Writers: Alex Cox   [Screenplay]
Tod Davies   [Screenplay]
Terry Gilliam   [Screenplay]
Tony Grisoni   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Harold Bronson   [Executive Producer]
Patrick Cassavetti   [Producer]
Richard Foos   [Executive Producer]
John Jergens   [Associate Producer]
Laila Nabulsi   [Producer]
Stephen Nemeth   [Producer]
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt   [Co-Producer]
 
Cinematography: Nicola Pecorini   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Lesley Walker   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Ray Cooper   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Alex McDowell   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Julie Weiss   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Margery Simkin   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Fear and Loathing LLC
Rhino Films
Shark Productions   (US)
Summit Entertainment   (US)
Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Cast:

Johnny Depp
Raoul Duke
Benicio Del Toro
Dr. Gonzo
Tobey Maguire
Hitchhiker
Michael Lee Gogin
Uniformed Dwarf
Larry Cedar
Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
Brian Le Baron
Parking Attendant
Katherine Helmond
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Michael Warwick
Bell Boy
Craig Bierko
Lacerda
Tyde Kierney
Reporter
Mark Harmon
Magazine Reporter
Tim Thomerson
Hoodlum
Richard Riehle
Dune Buggy Driver
Ransom Gates
Dune Buggy Passenger
Frank Romano
Dune Buggy Passenger
Gil Boccaccio
Desert Room Doorman
Gary Bruno
Desert Room Doorman
Richard Portnow
Wine Colored Tuxedo
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds (voice)
Steve Schirripa
Goon
Verne Troyer
Wee Waiter
Will Blount
The Black Guy
Ben Yeagar
Clown Barker
Penn Jillette
Carnie Talker
Christopher Callen
Bazooko Circus Waitress
Cameron Diaz
Blonde TV Reporter
Benjamin A. Van Der Veen
TV Crew Man
Lyle Lovett
Road Person
Flea
Musician
Alex Craig Mann
Stockbroker
Gregory Itzin
Mint Hotel Clerk
Gary Busey
Highway Patrolman
Troy Evans
Police Chief
 
Gale Baker
Police Chief's Wife
Christopher Meloni
Clerk at Flamingo Hotel
Christina Ricci
Lucy
Chris Hendrie
Executive Director
Larry Brandenburg
Cop in Car
Michael Jeter
Ron Bumquist
Donald Morrow
Film Narrator (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton
Judge
Jenette Goldstein
Maid
Stephen Bridgewater
Human Cannonball
Buck Holland
Shopper
Mary Gillis
Shopper
Jennifer Elise Cox
Shopper
Robert Allen
Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
David Brisbin
Man in Car
Ellen Barkin
Waitress at North Star Cafe
James O'Sullivan
TV Newsman
Milt Tarver
TV Newsman
Kathryn Alexander
Lizard Performer
Mia Babalis
Lizard Performer
Kristin Draudt
Lizard Performer
Kim Flowers
Lizard Performer
Trudi Forristal
Lizard Performer
Nan Friedman
Lizard Performer
Judith Lieff
Lizard Performer
Tane McClure
Lizard Performer
Diana Mehoudar
Lizard Performer
Geoffrey Nimmer
Lizard Performer
Marlene Bologna
Trapeze Artist
Chobi Gyorgy
Trapeze Artist
Karen Price
Trapeze Artist
Lisa Hoyle
Trapeze Artist
Joseph S. Griffo
Trapeze Artist
 
 

Uncredited Cast:


Laraine Newman
Frog-Eyed Woman (uncredited)
Hunter S. Thompson
Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)
 
JoAnn Bush
Convention Attendant (uncredited)
 

Stunt Crew:


Kelly Joe Dugan
Stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunts
 
Noon Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Jimmy Ortega
Stunt Double
 
 

Sound Crew:


David Acord
Utility Sound
Stephen Bridgewater
ADR Supervisor
Martin Cantwell
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Carr
ADR Recordist
Joe Gallagher
ADR Editor
Dominic Lester
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
 
Jay Meagher
Production Sound Mixer
Alan Paley
Dialogue Editor
Peter Pennell
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Risk
Foley Editor
Randy Smith
Boom Operator
J.R. Westen
ADR Mixer
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Joe Barden
Special Effects Assistant
Michael Cooper
Visual Effects Coordinator
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
 
Kent Houston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Svedin
Special Effects Supervisor
 

Art Department:


Paige Augustine
Set Dresser
P. Scott Bailey
Swing
Randy Benjamin
Picture Car Coordinator
Earl F. Betts
Propmaker
Will Blount
Property Master
Mark Blumenthal
Standby Painter
Andrea Carter
Art Department Coordinator
Dianne Chadwick
Art Department Assistant
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
Lynn Christopher
Set Designer
 
Ronald Day
Painter
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Glen Hanz
Sculptor
Maureen Kropf
Scenic Artist
Tani Kunitake
Production Illustrator
Tom Lifsey
Construction Foreman
Frank McEldowney
Greensman
Dan Pemberton
Construction Coordinator
Mark Weissenfluh
Leadman
 

Directing Crew:


Seth Edelstein
Second Second Assistant Director
Christina Fong
Second Assistant Director
 
Bruce Logan
Second Unit Director
Philip A. Patterson
First Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Michael Mick Armstrong
Grip
James Babineaux
Best Boy Electric
Reynaldo Barrera
Electrician
Lucas Bielan
First Assistant Camera
Lila Byall
Camera Loader
Peter Chrimes
Key Grip
Vidal Cohen
Best Boy Grip
Warren Feldman
Second Assistant Camera
 
Carlos M. Gallardo
Dolly Grip
Steve Itano
First Assistant "A" Camera
Ian Kelly
Video Assist Operator
Christopher Lyons
Gaffer
Péter Mountain
Still Photographer
Nicola Pecorini
Steadicam Operator
Frank Perl
Camera Operator
Sonja Rom
Camera Production Assistant
 
 

Casting Department:


Carmen Cuba
Casting Assistant
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Kimberly Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Bryan Birge
Costumer
Eden Clark Coblenz
Costume Supervisor
Linda S. Cormany
Set Costumer
 
Amy Gilliam
Wardrobe Assistant
Olga Ishkhanova
Seamstress
John Linsmeier
Key Costumer
Rebeka L. Roberts
Ager/Dyer
 
 

Other Crew:


Sav Akyüz
Intern
Gloria M. Fujita
Set Medic
Gary Gingold
Craft Service
 
José Gonzáles
Catering
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
Choreographer
Matt Langenbach
Stand In
 
 

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