Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

May 22, 1998

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Rating

Budget

$18,500,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$10,680,275 + $0 = $10,680,275

Cast

Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon, Gary Busey, Benicio Del Toro, Penn Jillette, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, Ellen Barkin

Johnny Depp

as Raoul Duke

Cameron Diaz

as Blonde TV Reporter

Tobey Maguire

as The Hitchhiker

Christina Ricci

as Lucy

Mark Harmon

as Magazine Reporter

Gary Busey

as The Highway Patrolman

Benicio Del Toro

as Dr. Gonzo

Penn Jillette

as Carnie Talker

1928-2019

Katherine Helmond

as Desk Clerk

1952-2003

Michael Jeter

as Dr. Ron Bumquist

Ellen Barkin

as Waitress at North Star Cafe

About Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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

About

A journalist and his attorney travel to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race and take with them a suitcase full of drugs. The two consume the drugs at an alarming rate and dive deeper into the psychedelic world.

Trivia

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. Benicio Del Toro gained a considerable amount of weight for his role as Dr. Gonzo.