FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS |
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Plot: An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
It is the early 1970s. A screwed up journalist and his more screwed up lawyer travel to Las Vegas to engage in an orgy of drug induced episodes. Someone must have thought this would be a great psychodelic movie for the late 1990s. Well what's the point? A great cast of actors, staring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, both of whom have wasted their talents and our time in this worthless piece of crap. Firstly, there is no real plot or story. All we see is a disjointed and disconnected series of sequences in which the two main characters ingest various substances and act stupid. Halfway through this film, the perceptive viewer understands that he has been ripped off and screwed. I am a Johnny Depp fan [despite the fact that he has made some anti-American statements in the press recently and then had to backtrap and clean up - but who says that showbiz personalities possess the slightest scintilla of wisdom?] I TIVOed this film at the suggestion of another Depp fan. I am sure that all MATURE fans will have the same reaction that I did. Luckily I didn't spend money to buy tickets. My cable company gave me this piece of garbage for free - and that's exactly what it was worth - nothing! To quote another reviewer, "A Stupid Pointless Movie" Film includes some cameo appearences by stars who either need money or were dazzled by the names of others associated with this production. |
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Johnny Depp .... Raoul Duke |
Gale Baker .... Police Chief's Wife Christopher Meloni .... Sven, Clerk at Flamingo Hotel Chris Hendrie .... Executive Director Larry Brandenburg .... Cop in Back Donald Morrow .... Voice of Drug Film Narrator (voice) Jenette Goldstein .... Alice the 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 James O'Sullivan .... Newscaster Milt Tarver .... Newscaster Kathryn Alexander .... Lounge Lizard Mia Babalis .... Lounge Lizard Kristin Draudt .... Lounge Lizard Kim Flowers .... Lounge Lizard Nan Friedman .... Lounge Lizard Judith Lieff .... Lounge Lizard Tane McClure .... Lounge Lizard Diana Mehoudar .... Lounge Lizard Geoffrey B. Nimmer .... Lounge Lizard Marlene Bologna .... Trapeze Artist Chobi Gyorgy .... Trapeze Artist Karen E. Castoldi .... Trapeze Artist Lisa Hoyle .... Trapeze Artist (as Lisa S. Hoyle) Joseph S. Griffo .... Trapeze Artist rest of cast listed alphabetically Ray Cooper .... Distinguished Man (scenes deleted) Kacee DeMasi .... Hooker Eva Ford .... American Flag Girl (uncredited) Trudi Forristal .... Lizard Performer (uncredited) Bryce Ingman .... Man With White Elephant (uncredited) Brian D. Kline .... Medical Angel (uncredited) Walt G. Ludwig .... Mark Allen Race Official (uncredited) Hunter S. Thompson .... Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited) |
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Runtime: 118 min Rated R for language and drug use Directed by Terry Gilliam Produced by
Scarsdale,New York |
  
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