query: who was the movie fear and loathing in las vegas about

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American psychedelic satirical road film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. The two embark on an initially assigned journey with journalistic purpose which turns out to be an exploration of the Las Vegas setting under the effect of psychoactive substances. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial failure. In 1971, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for worst on-screen couple, and during the same awards Del Toro's portrayal of Dr. Gonzo was also nominated for the worst supporting actor. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American psychedelic satirical road film adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. The two embark on an initially assigned journey with journalistic purpose which turns out to be an exploration of the Las

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Loathing in Las Vegas". In 1989, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was almost made by director Terry Gilliam when he was given a script by illustrator Ralph Steadman. Gilliam, however, felt that the script "didn't capture the story properly". In 1995, Gilliam received a different script he felt worth realising; his 1998 film features Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as "Raoul Duke" and "Dr Gonzo", respectively; however, criticism was mixed and the film was a box office failure. In July 2013, IDW Publishing announced plans to publish an adaptation of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze, all the while ruminating on the failure of the 1960s countercultural movement. The work is Thompson's most famous book, and is noted for its lurid descriptions of illegal drug

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas use and its early retrospective on the culture of the 1960s. Its popularization of Thompson's highly subjective blend of fact and fiction has become known as gonzo journalism. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in "Rolling Stone" magazine in 1971, and was published as a book in 1972. It was later adapted into a film of the same title in 1998 by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro who portrayed Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is based on two trips to Las Vegas, Nevada, that Hunter

pos: Tobey Maguire Boys". In the 1998 film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" he portrayed a hitchhiker who meets Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo during their drive to Las Vegas. In "Ride with the Devil" (1999), Maguire portrayed Jakob Roedel, opposite Jewel Kilcher. Here he played the son of a unionist German immigrant who joins his southern friends in the Missouri riders, avenging the atrocities committed against Missourians by Kansas Jayhawkers and redleggers. In 2001, Maguire took a role that featured his youthful-sounding voice, a beagle puppy named Lou, in the family movie "Cats & Dogs". In 2002, Maguire starred in "Spider-Man",

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) play version of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", with his brother playing Duke). However, after Hunter S. Thompson met with Johnny Depp he became convinced that no one else could play him. When Cox and Davies started writing the screenplay, Depp and del Toro committed to starring in the film. Gilliam said in an interview that his films are actor-led, the performance of the two characters in "Fear and Loathing" is hyper realistic but truthful: "I am interested in real people in bizarre, twisted environments that force them to act... to react against." Dr. Gonzo is based on Thompson's

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Collection release of the movie. The novel's popularity gave rise to attempted cinematic adaptations; directors Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone each unsuccessfully attempted to film a version of the novel. In the course of these attempts, Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando were considered for the roles of Duke and Dr. Gonzo but the production stalled and the actors aged beyond the characters. Afterwards, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were considered, but Belushi's death ended that plan. Art Linson's 1980 film "Where the Buffalo Roam" starring Bill Murray and Peter Boyle is based on a number of Thompson's stories, including "Fear

pos: Oscar Zeta Acosta of the same name, a fictionalized account of Thompson and Acosta's trip to Las Vegas in 1971. Benicio del Toro portrays Acosta, referred to in the film and novel as "Dr. Gonzo," while Johnny Depp portrayed Thompson (under the alias of Raoul Duke). "The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo" (2017) is a documentary of the life and career of Acosta with dramatic reenactments. The documentary was directed by Phillip Rodriguez and produced by Benicio del Toro, who portrayed Acosta in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Oscar Zeta Acosta Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (; April 8, 1935 –

pos: Hunter S. Thompson wrote. The result of the trip to Las Vegas became the 1972 book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", which first appeared in the November 1971 issues of "Rolling Stone" as a two-part series. It is written as a first-person account by a journalist named Raoul Duke on a trip to Las Vegas with Dr. Gonzo, his "300-pound Samoan attorney", to cover a narcotics officers' convention and the "fabulous Mint 400". During the trip, Duke and his companion (always referred to as "my attorney") become sidetracked by a search for the American Dream, with "two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets

pos: Mama Told Me Not to Come Roseanna Vitro included it in her 2011 collection "The Music of Randy Newman". A 1970 cover by The Jackson 5 was released on "". Tea Leaf Green and Widespread Panic have performed this song live. In 1971, the comic singer Patrick Topaloff released a French version named "Maman, viens me chercher". Three Dog Night's version would later appear in Terry Gilliam's 1998 movie adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's 1972 gonzo novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Due to the song's upbeat, paranoid mood, it was used for the scene of obsessively drug-using protagonists Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo escaping

pos: Cameo appearance other notable people. In the film "Apollo 13", James Lovell (the real commander of that flight) and his wife Marilyn appear next to the actors playing them (Tom Hanks and Kathleen Quinlan respectively). Domino Harvey makes a short appearance in the credits of "Domino", while the real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia in the eponymous movie (where her role is played by actress Julia Roberts). In a flashback sequence in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Raoul Duke (played by Johnny Depp) runs into the real life Hunter S. Thompson, upon whom the character

pos: Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo birthplace, the lost character discovers himself and learns lessons on the road as he reflects on his life. On the back of some copy of the books it says "Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano Lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's "Dr. Gonzo"" a character in book and movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." The first five chapters take place on July 1, 1967; the narrative, however, is frequently broken up by flashbacks that explain the narrator’s relationship with various characters. The story begins in the morning as the narrator

pos: Bat Country "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", is referred to twice throughout the song (at the beginning and the bridge before the last chorus) and is shown at the beginning of the music video. "He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." - Samuel Johnson Also referenced in the song is a lyric derived from the final words spoken about Dr. Gonzo at the end of the film adaptation. The lyric is used at the end of the second breakdown of the song, as the final lyric of the song. "There he goes.

pos: Okie today's sons and daughters of the California Okies portrayed in Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". In Hunter S. Thompson's semi-autobiographical novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Thompson describes an incident in the beginning of the novel where he and Oscar Zeta Acosta (under the pseudonyms of Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo respectively) pick up a hitchhiker on the way to Las Vegas, whom Thompson describes as a "poor Okie kid". Okie An Okie is a resident, native, or cultural descendant of Oklahoma. It is derived from the name of the state, similar to "Texan" or "Tex" for someone from

pos: Bat Country of Top 25 Best Songs With Guitar Duels. The song's main influence comes from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and the title itself also comes from a line from the book in which Raoul Duke, the alter-ego pseudonym of Thompson himself, is on his way to Las Vegas while being affected by various drugs, and thus hallucinates, seeing huge bats and manta rays in the sky. With this, he gasps to his companion and attorney, Dr. Gonzo, "We can't stop here. This is bat country." The following quote, also included at the beginning of

pos: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is "by far the best book yet on the decade of dope," with Tom Wolfe describing it as a "scorching epochal sensation." The novel lacks a clear narrative and frequently delves into the surreal, never quite distinguishing between what is real and what is only imagined by the characters. The basic synopsis revolves around journalist Raoul Duke (Hunter S. Thompson) and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo (Oscar Zeta Acosta), as they arrive in Las Vegas in 1971 to report on the Mint 400 motorcycle race for an unnamed magazine. However, this job is repeatedly obstructed by their constant use of a

neg: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (Japanese: フィアー·アンド·ロージング·イン·ラスベガス) is a Japanese electronicore band from Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, formed in summer 2008. The band currently consists of So (vocals, unclean vocals, programming), Minami (unclean vocals, keyboards, programming), Taiki (guitar, backing vocals, vocals), Kei (bass guitar, backing vocals, vocals), and Tomonori (drums). They are best known for their heavy use of autotune and synthesizer blended with emo/metalcore music and rave beats. Founded in 2008 summer, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas was originally formed by members of the bands Ending for a Start and Blank Time.

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas graphic novel format. IDW's imprint Top Shelf Productions subsequently announced more details about the graphic novel, adapted by Canadian artist Troy Little, which was released in late October 2015. In interviews, Little said "We decided right off the bat not to go the Steadman route, or be too influenced by the movie either, and draw Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. So we wanted to make it its own unique thing... For me, capturing the manic energy and spirit of the book, and staying true to the feel of "Fear and Loathing" was my big goal." Fear and Loathing in

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas such a mind storm that we may need a little time to know that it is also literature. . . it unfolds a parable of the nineteen-sixties to those of us who lived in them in a mood — perhaps more melodramatic than astute — of social strife, surreal politics and the chemical feast." About Thompson, Woods said he "trusts the authority of his senses, and the clarity of a brain poised between brilliance and burnout". In any event, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" became a benchmark in American literature about U.S. society in the early 1970s. In "Billboard"

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) If you hadn't had that, it would have just been a series of wild scenes." "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" debuted at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and Gilliam said, "I'm curious about the reaction... If I'm going to be disappointed, it's because it doesn't make any waves, that people are not outraged." By the time "Fear and Loathing" was released as a Criterion Collection DVD in 2003, Thompson showed his approval of the Gilliam version by recording a full-length audio commentary for the film and participating in several DVD special features. On an audio commentary track in the

neg: Oscar Zeta Acosta Aztlan". This article also discusses the death of "Los Angeles Times" columnist Rubén Salazar. While working on the article, Thompson and Acosta decided that a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, was in order, so that they could freely discuss Salazar and racial injustice in L.A. away from any police supervision. Thompson wrote about this trip in his 1972 novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". The legal department of the publisher of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" said the book could not be published without clearance by Acosta, as references to him were recognizable. Acosta initially refused the clearance,

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) shape, trajectory or purpose–a one joke movie, if it had one joke. The two characters wander witlessly past the bizarre backdrops of Las Vegas (some real, some hallucinated, all interchangeable) while zonked out of their minds. Humor depends on attitude. Beyond a certain point, you don't have an attitude, you simply inhabit a state." Gene Siskel's "thumbs-up" review at the time also noted the film successfully captured the book's themes into film, adding "What the film is about and what the book is about is using Las Vegas as a metaphor for – or a location for – the worst

neg: Hunter S. Thompson The Mitchell brothers, owners of the O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, made a documentary about Thompson in 1988 called "Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die". Wayne Ewing created three documentaries about Thompson. The film "Breakfast with Hunter" (2003) was directed and edited by Ewing. It documents Thompson's work on the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", his arrest for drunk driving, and his subsequent fight with the court system. "When I Die" (2005) is a video chronicle of making Thompson's final farewell wishes a reality, and documents the send-off itself. "Free Lisl: Fear and Loathing in Denver" (2006)

neg: Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas new PV for the song "Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up" which is also the opening for the anime "Hakyū Hōshin Engi". The full single was released 2 May 2018. The band also provided "The Gong of Knockout" for the second opening for Netflix and TMS Entertainment's anime adaptation of "Baki the Grappler" in 2018. On 30 June 2018, their official website announced the guitarist Sxun left the band for personal circumstances. Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (Japanese: フィアー·アンド·ロージング·イン·ラスベガス) is a Japanese electronicore band from Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, formed in summer 2008.

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas mainstream American culture. The "wave speech" is an important passage at the end of the eighth chapter that captures the hippie zeitgeist and its end. Thompson often cited this passage during interviews, choosing it when asked to read aloud from the novel. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is Thompson's most famous work, and is known as "Fear and Loathing" for short; however, he later used the phrase "Fear and Loathing" in the titles of other books, essays, and magazine articles. Moreover, "Fear and Loathing", as a phrase, has been used by many writers, the first (possibly) being Friedrich Nietzsche

neg: Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood The Criterion Collection edition of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC "Omnibus" in 1978 on the subject of Hunter S. Thompson, directed by Nigel Finch. The road trip/film pairs Thompson with Finch's fellow Briton the illustrator Ralph Steadman. The party travel to Hollywood via Death Valley and Barstow from Las Vegas, scene of the pair's 1971 collaboration. It contains interviews with Thompson and Steadman, as well as some short

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with a white reporter in the racially tense atmosphere of Los Angeles, California. The two needed a more comfortable place to discuss the story and decided to take advantage of an offer from "Sports Illustrated" to write photograph captions for the annual Mint 400 desert race being held in Las Vegas from March 21-23, 1971. Thompson wrote that he concluded their March trip by spending some 36 hours alone in a hotel room "feverishly writing in my notebook" about his experiences. These writings became the genesis of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas people who thought drug use was the answer to society's problems. The contradiction of "solace in excess" is thematically similar to "The Great Gatsby". Thompson posits that his own drug use (unlike Timothy Leary's mind-expansion experimentation drug use) is to render him a mess; that he is the poster boy of a generation of "cripples and seekers..."; their erratic behaviour depicts the restless failure his generation feels. Throughout "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", the protagonists go out of their way to degrade, abuse, and destroy symbols of American consumerism and excess, while Las Vegas symbolizes the coarse ugliness of

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas of Vegas experiences within what he called "an essentially fictional framework" that described a singular free-wheeling trip to Vegas peppered with creative licenses. In November 1971, "Rolling Stone" published the combined texts of the trips as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream" as a two-part article illustrated by Ralph Steadman, who, two years before, had worked with Thompson on a "Scanlan's Monthly" article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved". Random House published the hardcover edition in July 1972, with additional Steadman illustrations; "The New York Times" said it

neg: Barstow, California Roman Pearce to join him in an FBI operation. The film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" mentions Barstow frequently. Barstow is also mentioned in the 2009 movie "The Hangover" before the road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The movie version of "Hair" was partially filmed in Barstow in the late 1970s. In 2015, Barstow was one of the filming locations for the film "Sky" as well as Bombay Beach, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Landers, Lenwood, Ludlow, Newberry Springs, and Victorville, California. Barstow is mentioned in the lyrics of "Route 66" composed by Bobby Troup. Sheryl Crow's "Leaving Las

neg: Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 2004 Bugs Bunny cartoon short, which co-starred Yosemite Sam. It was directed by Peter Shin and Bill Kopp, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was never released theatrically (due to ""s poor box-office performance); it was initially released on the Australian DVD release of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (from which Sam reprises his role as a casino owner) and was later included in "The Essential Bugs Bunny" DVD set. The title is a parody of Hunter S. Thompson's book "Fear and Loathing in

neg: Ralph Steadman "Daily Telegraph," "The New York Times" and "Rolling Stone" during this time. Steadman had a long partnership with the American journalist Hunter S. Thompson, drawing pictures for several of his articles and books. He accompanied Thompson to the Kentucky Derby for an article for the magazine "Scanlan's", to the Honolulu Marathon for the magazine "Running", and illustrated both "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72." Steadman has expressed regret at selling the original illustrations for "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" at the advice of his agent to "Rolling Stone" founder Jann

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Stones, which plays a prominent role in the book. The Dead Kennedys rendition of "Viva Las Vegas" is heard at the very end of the closing credits. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" underwent preview test screenings – a process that Gilliam does not enjoy. "I always get very tense in those (test screenings), because I'm ready to fight. I know the pressure from the studio is, 'somebody didn't like that, change it! The filmmaker said that it was important to him that Thompson like the film and recalls the writer's reaction at a screening, "Hunter watched it for the

neg: The Mint Las Vegas The Mint Las Vegas The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The Mint was made famous (or infamous) as the first night's stay in Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Acosta's legendary 1971 weekend trip to Las Vegas, immortalized in Thompson's novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." The Mint opened in 1957. Milton Prell, who also owned the Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Aladdin Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip,

neg: Mint 400 questions during The Mint 400's KMC Wheels Pit Crew Challenge. On legendary Fremont Street in Vegas, the new Miss Mint was crowned Dani Mathers. The prize package was more than ever before; Dani walked away with five thousand dollars, a Dirt Sports Magazine cover and a brand new Honda Civic presented by Metro Honda Acura Dealership. Hunter S. Thompson's novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" depicts the 1971 race in one of the earliest and best known instances of gonzo journalism. The race is also featured in the 1998 film, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" based on Thompson's

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) such as The Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, London and a special screening from original VHS tape at Swordtail Studio London in 2016. The increased attention for the film has also led to some news outlets to reconsider the mixed original reception of the film; Joe Queenan of "The Guardian" remarked that for many, "No, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is not breathtakingly self-indulgent and just plain awful; it is actually jaw-droppingly great. Those of you who do not share this opinion are idiots." Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club argued in his more recent review of the

neg: Private Line (band) album, Private Line unveiled a new single on May 31, 2006 called "Broken Promised Land". The video of the song that was shot in Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel and Nevada desert and was inspired by the "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" movie, featured Finnish porn star and celebrity Rakel Liekki. The single reached #4 on the Finnish singles chart. The single featured another song from the upcoming album, called "Uniform"'. In October 2006 they released a new song entitled "Alive" on their MySpace page and revealed that the new album would be called "Evel Knievel Factor". The album was

neg: Fear and Loathing in America Fear and Loathing in America Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist 1968–1976 is a collection of hundreds of letters Hunter S. Thompson wrote (as well as a handful he received) after his rise to fame with his 1966 hit "". These letters deal primarily with Thompson and his editor at Random House, Jim Silberman, his correspondence with Oscar Zeta Acosta, and his perpetually fluctuating relationship with Jann Wenner, the founder of "Rolling Stone". Through this time period, Thompson discusses "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72", and

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas voice to the mind-set of a generation that had held high ideals and was now crashing hard against the walls of American reality". Cormac McCarthy has called the book "a classic of our time" and one of the few, great modern novels. In the book "The Great Shark Hunt", Thompson refers to "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as "a failed experiment in the gonzo journalism" he practiced, which was based on William Faulkner's idea that "the best fiction is far more "true" than any kind of journalism — and the best journalists have always known this". Thompson's style blended

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas caricatures of them. Jann Wenner claims that the title came from Thomas Wolfe's "The Web and the Rock". When it was published in fall of 1971, many critics did not like the novel's loose plot and the scenes of drug use; however, some reviewers predicted that "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" would become an important piece of American literature. In "The New York Times", Christopher Lehmann-Haupt told readers to not "even bother" with the novel, and that "what goes on in these pages make[s] Lenny Bruce seem angelic"; however, he acknowledged that the novel's true importance is in Thompson's

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas crowning achievement in gonzo journalism. For example, journalist and author Mikal Gilmore said the novel "feels free wheeling when you read it [but] it doesn't feel accidental. The writing is right there, on the page — startling, unprecedented and brilliantly crafted". Critics believe that "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" should be considered a work of gonzo journalism because the characteristics of gonzo journalism are all characteristics seen in the novel. British cartoonist Ralph Steadman added his unique and grotesque illustrations to the "Rolling Stone" issues and to the novel. Steadman had first met Thompson when "Scanlan's Monthly" hired Steadman

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) his film as he said in an interview, "I want it to be seen as one of the great movies of all time, and one of the most hated movies of all time." "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" polarized critics; it currently has a 49% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's critical consensus reading, "Visually creative, but also aimless, repetitive, and devoid of character development." In "The New York Times", Stephen Holden wrote, "Even the most precise cinematic realizations of Mr. Thompson's images don't begin to match the surreal ferocity of the author's language." Stephen Hunter, in

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) a diner, convincing a distraught cleaning woman that they are police officers investigating a drug ring, and attempting to buy an orangutan. Duke drops Gonzo off at the airport, after missing the entrance, driving across the tarmac and pulling up right next to the plane, before returning to the hotel one last time to finish his article. Duke then speeds back to Los Angeles. Animator/filmmaker Ralph Bakshi tried to convince a girlfriend of Thompson's to let him do "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as an animated film, done in the style of Ralph Steadman's illustrations for the book. Bakshi

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the techniques of fictional story-telling and journalism. He called it a failed experiment because he originally intended to record every detail of the Las Vegas trip as it happened, and then publish the raw, unedited notes; however, he revised it during the spring and summer of 1971. For example, the novel describes Duke attending the motorcycle race and the narcotics convention in a few days' time; the actual events occurred a month apart. Later, he wrote, "I found myself imposing an essentially fictional framework on what began as a piece of straight/crazy journalism". Nevertheless, critics call "Fear and Loathing" Thompson's

neg: Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC "Omnibus" in 1978 on the subject of Hunter S. Thompson, directed by Nigel Finch. The road trip/film pairs Thompson with Finch's fellow Briton the illustrator Ralph Steadman. The party travel to Hollywood via Death Valley and Barstow from Las Vegas, scene of the pair's 1971 collaboration. It contains interviews with Thompson and Steadman, as well as some short excerpts from some of his work. The film is featured in

neg: Timothy Leary Jones Magazine", 1997, Smith commented: First, I have to say that during the three years I was involved with that Harvard study, LSD was not only legal but respectable. Before Tim went on his unfortunate careening course, it was a legitimate research project. Though I did find evidence that, when recounted, the experiences of the Harvard group and those of mystics were impossible to tell apart — descriptively indistinguishable — that's not the last word. There is still a question about the truth of the disclosure. The movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), adapted from a 1971 novel

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs being held from April 25-29, 1971, and to add material to the larger "Fear and Loathing" narrative. Besides attending the attorneys' conference, Thompson and Acosta looked for ways in Vegas to explore the theme of the American Dream, which was the basis for the novel's second half, to which Thompson referred at the time as "Vegas II". On April 29, 1971, Thompson began writing the full manuscript in a hotel room in Arcadia, California, in his spare time while completing "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan," the article chronicling the death of Salazar. Thompson joined the array

neg: The Mint Las Vegas "Starman". The casino can also be seen several times towards the end of the 1987 U2 music video "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which was filmed entirely on Fremont Street. A computer-generated reconstruction of the casino can be seen in the 1998 film "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas". The Mint is also seen in music videos by Panic! at the Disco from their 2013 album, "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!" The Mint Las Vegas The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint was the sponsor

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas magazine, Chris Morris said, "Through Duke and Gonzo's drug-addled shenanigans amid the seediness of the desert pleasure palaces, it perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the post–'60s era". In "Rolling Stone" magazine, Mikal Gilmore wrote that the novel "peers into the best and worst mysteries of the American heart" and that Thompson "sought to understand how the American dream had turned a gun on itself". Gilmore believes that "the fear and loathing Thompson was writing about — a dread of both interior demons and the psychic landscape of the nation around him — wasn't merely his own; he was also giving

neg: Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide wrote "And what about this film?", and one more right behind these is "" where, in comparing it to the previous installments, he commented, "More of the same, only worse." Along with typically listed worst pictures of all time, the hundreds of films Maltin designated as a "BOMB" in his guide also included "3000 Miles to Graceland", "88 Minutes", "College", "", "American Gigolo", the Woody Allen-directed "Anything Else", "The Benchwarmers", "Bobby Deerfield", "The Bonfire of the Vanities", "Captain Ron", "Celtic Pride", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Endless Love", "Every Which Way but Loose", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Four Rooms",

neg: The Matrix (club) prominence during late 1965 and early 1966 with their performances at The Matrix, and it was there that they were first seen by noted music critic Ralph J. Gleason, who became an early champion of the group. The Matrix was a favorite haunt of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson in the late 1960s (see "Fear and Loathing in America", c. 2000) and was also mentioned briefly in his book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" during a flashback scene. During this period, Thompson was a contributing editor for the new tabloid magazine "Rolling Stone", founded in San Francisco in 1967.

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) what it is.' It's an artifact. If it's an accurate representation of that book, which I thought was an accurate representation of a particular time and place and people." Terry Gilliam, while speaking to "Sight & Sound" magazine, highlighted if he had updated the movie to the 1990s it would just "be a story about two people going to excess". By keeping it set in the 70's, using the backdrop of the Vietnam War and a perceived loss of the American dream, offers reasoning to the characters actions. When the film approached release, Gilliam learned that the Writers Guild of

neg: Gonzo journalism Dream. Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas. Do it "now": pure Gonzo journalism." Thompson based his style on William Faulkner's notion that "fiction is often the best fact". While the things that Thompson wrote about are basically true, he used satirical devices to drive his points home. He often wrote about recreational drugs and alcohol use, which added subjective flair to his reporting. The term "gonzo" has also come into (sometimes pejorative) use to describe journalism in Thompson's style, characterized by a drug-fueled stream of consciousness writing technique. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" followed the Mint

neg: Troy Evans (actor) Troy Evans (actor) Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series "ER." He has also appeared in the movies "Tiger Cruise" (Disney Channel original movie), "", "Under Siege", "Teen Wolf", "Kuffs", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Black Dahlia", "Demolition Man", "The Frighteners", and "View From the Top" among others. He voiced Thistle Jinn in the 2013 animated adventure film "Epic". He served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and was later cast as SFC Bob Pepper in

neg: Troy Evans (actor) the TV series "China Beach" which was set during the Vietnam War. Troy Evans (actor) Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series "ER." He has also appeared in the movies "Tiger Cruise" (Disney Channel original movie), "", "Under Siege", "Teen Wolf", "Kuffs", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Black Dahlia", "Demolition Man", "The Frighteners", and "View From the Top" among others. He voiced Thistle Jinn in the 2013 animated adventure film "Epic". He served with the 25th Infantry

neg: Where the Buffalo Roam the basis of the film, although screenplay writer John Kaye drew from several other works, including "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72", "The Great Shark Hunt", and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Thompson served as "executive consultant" on the film. The film opens in the Rocky Mountains on the Colorado ranch of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, a journalist furiously trying to finish a story about his former attorney and friend, Carl Lazlo, Esq. Thompson then flashes back to a series of exploits involving the author and his attorney. In 1968, Lazlo is fighting to stop a group

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) to Gilliam in case he didn't work out. Thompson remembers, "They just kept asking for more [time]. I got kind of agitated about it because I thought they were trying to put off doing it. So I began to charge them more... I wanted to see the movie done, once it got started." The studio threatened to make the film with Cox and without Depp and del Toro. The two actors were upset when producer Laila Nabulsi told them of Rhino's plans. Universal Pictures stepped in to distribute the film. Depp and Gilliam were paid $500,000 each but the director

neg: Welcome to Temptation Grand Sophy", a novel by highly regarded romance novelist Georgette Heyer. By having the heroine frequently quote movie lines, Crusie initially implies that Sophie has difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy. The initial movies that she quotes, "Tootsie", "Psycho", "The Manchurian Candidate", and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", all involve characters whose reality is twisted in some way. As the novel progresses, however, it becomes clear that Sophie is one of the only characters who is fully grounded in reality. The supporting characters have each embraced their own fantasies, causing them to misread their realities and make poor choices.

neg: Tony Grisoni Tony Grisoni Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter. He lives in London. His first feature film, "Queen of Hearts", directed by Jon Amiel, won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Festival du Film de Paris. He has co-written several of director Terry Gilliam's films, including "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Tideland". Gilliam and Grisoni went to WGA arbitration to get credit for "Fear and Loathing"; initially only Tod Davies and Alex Cox (who had written a previous version of the screenplay) were credited, despite Gilliam and Grisoni rewriting the entire film from scratch. In

neg: Hunter S. Thompson Bruce Robinson. At a press junket for "The Rum Diary" shortly before the film's release, Depp said that he would like to adapt "The Curse of Lono", "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", and "" for the big screen: "I'd just keep playing Hunter. There's a great comfort in it for me, because I get a great visit with my old friend who I miss dearly." "Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision" (1978) is an extended television profile by the BBC. It can be found on disc 2 of The Criterion Collection edition of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".

neg: Tony Grisoni Award for Best Single Drama. He teaches Screenwriting at the London Film School. Tony Grisoni Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter. He lives in London. His first feature film, "Queen of Hearts", directed by Jon Amiel, won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Festival du Film de Paris. He has co-written several of director Terry Gilliam's films, including "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Tideland". Gilliam and Grisoni went to WGA arbitration to get credit for "Fear and Loathing"; initially only Tod Davies and Alex Cox (who had written a previous version of the screenplay)

neg: Vera of Las Vegas made a "Kleine Mahagonny" (10 player) version for the West Coast premiere by Berkely West Edge Opera. "On one level, the opera ... concerns a journey to the center of modern America ("center" is a word that gets bandied about a lot in Vera, and undermined). It is a place of materialism, greed, mechanical pleasures and phony appearances, an alienating labyrinth in which the Irish travelers become lost and transformed. To this extent, the book hints at allegiance with Hunter S. Thompson's nightmare novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", another phantasmagoric journey to the heart of darkness. Early on,

neg: Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas Sam phones Bugs, who is atop the now empty dam, to tell him, "I hate you, rabbit." Porky ends the film with his usual "That's all folks!" Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 2004 Bugs Bunny cartoon short, which co-starred Yosemite Sam. It was directed by Peter Shin and Bill Kopp, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was never released theatrically (due to ""s poor box-office performance); it was initially released on the Australian DVD release of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (from which Sam reprises his role as a

neg: Christopher Meloni "The Grand Wizard". In 2005, he appeared on episode 107 of MTV2's adult puppet show "Wonder Showzen" in a series of parody public service announcements warning of the threat of cooties. He also had an uncredited role as a possibly gay hotel desk clerk in "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas". In July 2009, Meloni portrayed DC Comics character Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie "". He briefly appeared in the first episode of the Comedy Central series "Michael & Michael Have Issues" portraying himself for a fake movie starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter.

neg: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 while visiting venture capitalist Max Palevsky, who concurrently served as chairman of Xerox and "Rolling Stone" for several years in the early 1970s. Dubbing it "the mojo wire", Thompson used the nascent technology to capitalize on the freewheeling nature of the campaign and extend the writing process precariously close to printing deadlines, often haphazardly sending in notes mere hours before the magazine went to press. Fellow writers and editors would have to assemble the finished product with Thompson over the phone. Like his earlier novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Thompson employed a number of unique literary styles in

neg: Nike Borzov into the rotation of the TV channel "A-One", the Internet version of the video soon appeared on the website of the magazine "Poster". In November 2008, he finished recording the original soundtrack to the audiobook Hunter S. Thompson "[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Savage journey to the heart of the Fear and Loathing in Las Vega", which he himself had announced in tandem with Arkhip Ahmeleevym [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Russian male singers]] [[Category:21st-century Russian singers]] Nike Borzov Nike Borzov (, born Nikolai Vladimirovitch Barashko, , 23 May 1972) is a Russian singer and musician. Borzov gained major popularity

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) was a strange film, like one leg was shorter than the other. There was all sorts of chaos." While Depp was on location in Los Angeles, he got a phone call from comedian Bill Murray who had played Thompson in "Where the Buffalo Roam". He warned Depp, "Be careful or you'll find yourself ten years from now still doing him… Make sure your next role is some drastically different guy." Shooting on location in Las Vegas began on August 3, 1997 and lasted 56 days. The production ran into problems when they wanted to shoot in a casino. They were

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) his review for the "Washington Post", wrote, "It tells no story at all. Little episodes of no particular import come and go...But the movie is too grotesque to be entered emotionally." Mike Clark, of "USA Today", found the film, "simply unwatchable." In "The Guardian", Gaby Wood wrote, "After a while, though, the ups and downs don't come frequently enough even for the audience, and there's an element of the tedium usually found in someone else's druggy experiences." Roger Ebert found the film disgraceful, giving it one star out of four and calling it "a horrible mess of a movie, without

neg: King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime Cobain, Mike Patton stated "God no! It's about a phenomenon. And if that guy happened to be one, I don't know. It's one of those things that happen; it's a Vegas thing. What could be more shameful than having to change your colostomy bag on stage?! Vegas is great, though. I love it. Welcome to America". The song "What a Day" includes the line "Kill the body and the head will die", which was taken from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". In a late 1994 interview, Bottum described the penultimate track "The Last to

neg: Girish Kohli finishing touches to yet another film script along with his next book that will hit the stands soon. Girish Kohli Girish Kohli (born November 29, 1983 in Mumbai) is an Indian author and screenwriter. He is the writer of the Hindi thriller movie MOM. His book, "Marathon Baba", was one of the best-selling books of 2012 in India (No. 13 on the Nielsen’s Top 50 Bestseller charts in India). The story has been compared to beat literature such as "On the Road" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Kohli was educated as a software engineer and had worked several

neg: Gonzo journalism that the song was the origin of the term. According to a Greg Johnson biographical note on Booker, the song title "Gonzo" comes from a character in a movie called "The Pusher", which in turn may have been inspired by a 1956 Evan Hunter novel of the same title. Thompson himself first used the term referring to his own work on page 12 of the counterculture classic "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". He wrote, "But what "was" the story? Nobody had bothered to say. So we would have to drum it up on our own. Free Enterprise. The American

neg: Yummy Yummy Yummy and at the end of an episode of "Timon and Pumbaa", in which the titular characters perform it in the parody form of an animated music video. It is also featured in the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Yummy Yummy Yummy "Yummy Yummy Yummy" is a song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by Ohio Express in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in June and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. It has since been covered by many artists. Ohio Express was a studio concoction and none of

neg: Ralph Steadman Wenner for the sum of $75, a fraction of their significant value. As a result of that transaction Steadman has largely refused to sell any of his original artwork and has been quoted as saying "If anyone owns a Steadman original, it's stolen." While there are original pieces held outside of his archive, they are exceedingly rare. The artist has kept possession of the vast bulk of his original artwork. Steadman appears on the second disc of The Criterion Collection "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" DVD set, in a documentary called "Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision", which was made

neg: History of Las Vegas many new condominium developments all along the Strip and downtown area. Also urban sprawl development of single-family homes continued across the valley, building the areas of Henderson, North Las Vegas, Centennial Hills, and Summerlin. The rapid development and population growth both halted abruptly in the late 2000s recession. During this period of time, American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote and published his seminal novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", detailing the experience of his 1971 trip to the city. On November 21, 1980 the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, suffered a devastating fire. A total of 85

neg: Journalism genres with the tabloid press and the "ancillary industries of intrusive paparazzi and lucrative tip-offs." "Churnalism" is a term for journalism that relies on content from press releases and news agency/wire service copy, with little or no original or independent fact-checking and reporting. This term was coined by Waseem Zakir of BBC News and was popularized by Nick Davies. Gonzo journalism is a type of journalism popularized by the American writer Hunter S. Thompson, author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" and "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved", among other stories

neg: Girish Kohli Girish Kohli Girish Kohli (born November 29, 1983 in Mumbai) is an Indian author and screenwriter. He is the writer of the Hindi thriller movie MOM. His book, "Marathon Baba", was one of the best-selling books of 2012 in India (No. 13 on the Nielsen’s Top 50 Bestseller charts in India). The story has been compared to beat literature such as "On the Road" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Kohli was educated as a software engineer and had worked several jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Girish has been busy writing film scripts and is currently giving his

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) wanted Bruce Robinson to direct, but he was "unavailable... by choice". Rhino appealed to Thompson for an extension on the film rights but the author and his lawyers denied the extension. Under pressure, Rhino countered by green-lighting the film and hiring Alex Cox to direct within a few days. According to Nemeth, Cox could "do it for a price, could do it quickly and could get this movie going in four months." Rhino hired Terry Gilliam and was granted an extension from Thompson but only with the stipulation that the director made the film. Rhino did not want to commit

neg: Where the Buffalo Roam Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta, "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat", written by Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson agreed to have it optioned without seeing a screenplay figuring that the film would never get made, as the vastly more popular "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" had been optioned several times and was never made. In 1978, producer Art Linson started planning to make the film, which would be his directorial debut, having already produced four films. Thompson remembered, "Then all of a sudden there was some moment of terrible horror when I realized they were going to make the movie".

neg: Darren Aronofsky films like "The Basketball Diaries", "Trainspotting", "Spun", and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". But, Aronofsky placed his movie in a wider context, saying: Dream logic is another leitmotif. With his friend Ari Handel, Aronofsky developed the plot for "The Fountain"; the director wrote the screenplay. In 1999, Aronofsky thought that "The Matrix" redefined the science fiction genre in film. He sought to make a science fiction film that explored new territory, as did "The Matrix" and its predecessors "Star Wars" and "". He wanted to go beyond science fiction films with plots driven by technology and science. In the

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) DVD and, subsequently, Blu-ray; Criterion released the film on Blu-ray on April 26, 2011. The film opened in wide release on May 22, 1998 and grossed $3.3 million in 1,126 theaters on its first weekend. The film went on to gross $10.6 million, well below its budget of $18.5 million. However, the movie reignited interest in Thompson's novel. Vintage Press reported an initial reprint of 100,000 copies to tie in with the film's release, but demand was higher than expected and forced the novel to go back to print a further five times. Gilliam wanted to provoke strong reactions to

neg: Wild Turkey (bourbon) celebrity spokesman for Wild Turkey's latest campaign, to bring in more women and international customers. Wild Turkey is known for being a favorite drink of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and is mentioned in his 1972 book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (as well as the film of the same name), and the 1973 book "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72". In Stephen King's book "It", when asked what the bar whiskey is, the bartender replies, "For everyone else in this dump it's Four Roses, but for you I think it's Wild Turkey." David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite

neg: Christina Ricci Gilliam's offbeat road movie, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), which marked her first collaboration with Johnny Depp. In 1998, she also had starring roles in three independent features—"Buffalo '66", where she played Vincent Gallo's unwitting abductee-turned-love interest; John Waters' satirical comedy "Pecker", as the hard-nosed girlfriend of Edward Furlong; and Don Roos' black comedy-drama "The Opposite of Sex", playing the acid-tongued, manipulative Dede. For the latter, Ricci garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress. "Variety"'s Todd McCarthy described her as "deadly funny", and felt that she delivered her dialogue with "the skill

neg: Hunter S. Thompson bibliography Hunter S. Thompson bibliography This is a bibliography of works by American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005). Thompson's books include: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time" "The Curse of Lono", illustrated by Ralph Steadman "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s" "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 3: Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream" "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 4:

neg: Mr. Tambourine Man his funeral and dedicated his novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" to Dylan and the song. The 2013 John Craigie song, "I Wrote Mr. Tambourine Man", is about a person that Craigie met in New Orleans who claimed to have written the original lyrics to "Mr. Tambourine Man". The Byrds' version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" was listed as the number 79 song on "Rolling Stone"s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and Dylan's version was ranked number 106. It is one of three songs to place twice, along with "Walk This Way" by both Aerosmith and

neg: CineVegas Groth presented premieres of "Sunshine State", "Spun", "Bubba Ho-tep", "Poolhall Junkies" and "Happy Here and Now". The list of celebrities and industry people participating in the festival grew tremendously as well and Dustin Hoffman was presented with the Marquee Award. The Festival continued its tremendous growth in 2003, showing premieres of "Breakfast with Hunter", "Dallas 362", "Games People Play", and "This Girl's Life" along with festival favorites "The Magdalene Sisters", "Owning Mahoney" and "Whale Rider". Hunter S. Thompson triumphantly returned to Las Vegas for the first time since his legendary "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was published. Dennis Hopper

neg: Hunter S. Thompson bibliography publications including "Rolling Stone", "Esquire", "The Boston Globe", "Chicago Tribune", "New York Times", "The San Francisco Examiner", "Time", "Vanity Fair", "The San Juan Star", and "Playboy". Only his most important articles are listed. ISSN 0035-791X ISSN 0036-5661 ISSN 0032-1478 "Song of the Sausage Creature", Cycle World, March 1995. Hunter S. Thompson bibliography This is a bibliography of works by American author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005). Thompson's books include: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales

neg: State Theatre (Ann Arbor, Michigan) 35mm prints of independent successes and cult classics are often shown on Saturday nights as part of a regular Midnight Movies series. Films like "Donnie Darko", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "The Big Lebowski" (shown annually) are often featured. The limited exhibition of the films shown at the State attracts audiences from all over the state of Michigan and city of Ann Arbor, though traditionally much of the theater's revenue comes from students and faculty at the neighboring University of Michigan. State Theatre (Ann Arbor, Michigan) The State Theatre is an operational former movie palace located at the

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Angeles while Duke slept), and attempts to leave town. As he nears Baker, California, a highway patrolman pulls him over for speeding and advises him to sleep at a nearby rest stop. Duke instead heads to a payphone and calls Gonzo, learning that he has a suite in his name at the Flamingo Las Vegas so he can cover a district attorney's convention on narcotics. Duke checks into his suite, only to be met by an LSD-tripping Gonzo and a young girl by the name of Lucy he has brought with him. Gonzo explains that Lucy has come to Las

neg: Jean Lake Jean Lake Jean Lake, (or Jean Dry Lake), is a small endorheic dry lake 3 mi east of Jean, Nevada and Interstate 15. It lies at an elevation of 2,772 feet / 845 meters. With the Bird Spring Range adjacent to the northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley is nearby to the south southwest. The dry lake bed is a popular filming location for photo shoots, music videos, and films. Casino, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Hangover contain scenes filmed at Jean Dry Lake. It is was

neg: Circus Circus Las Vegas would begin the re-branding process in order to be incorporated into Circus Circus. The hotel rooms are located in several buildings including: Circus Circus offers: The hotel's famous midway was featured in the 1971 James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever". In his journalistic novel of the early 1970s, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Hunter S. Thompson wrote, "The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the sixth Reich. The ground floor is full of gambling tables, like all the other casinos . . . but

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) Vegas to meet Barbra Streisand and that he gave her LSD on the plane not realizing she had never taken it before. Sensing the trouble this could get them into, Duke convinces Gonzo to ditch Lucy in another hotel before her trip wears off. Gonzo accompanies Duke to the D.A.'s convention, and the pair discreetly snorts cocaine as the guest speaker delivers a comically out-of-touch speech about "marijuana addicts" before showing a brief film. Unable to take it, Duke and Gonzo flee back to their room, only to discover that Lucy has called. Their trips mostly over, Gonzo deals with

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in "The Antichrist". In a "Rolling Stone" magazine interview, Thompson said: "It came out of my own sense of fear, and [is] a perfect description of that situation to me, however, I have been accused of stealing it from Nietzsche or Kafka or something. It seemed like a natural thing." He first used the phrase in a letter to a friend written after the Kennedy assassination, describing how he felt about whoever had shot President John F. Kennedy. In "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved", he used the phrase to describe how people regarded Ralph Steadman upon seeing his

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the American Dream." What originally was a 250-word photo caption assignment for "Sports Illustrated" grew to a novel-length feature story for "Rolling Stone"; Thompson said publisher Jann Wenner had "liked the first 20 or so jangled pages enough to take it seriously on its own terms and tentatively scheduled it for publication — which gave me the push I needed to keep working on it." He had first submitted a 2,500-word manuscript to "Sports Illustrated" that was "aggressively rejected." Weeks later, Thompson and Acosta returned to Las Vegas to report for "Rolling Stone" on the National District Attorneys Association's Conference

neg: Jean Lake the site of the 2016-2018 land art installation "Seven Magic Mountains. Jean Lake Jean Lake, (or Jean Dry Lake), is a small endorheic dry lake 3 mi east of Jean, Nevada and Interstate 15. It lies at an elevation of 2,772 feet / 845 meters. With the Bird Spring Range adjacent to the northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley is nearby to the south southwest. The dry lake bed is a popular filming location for photo shoots, music videos, and films. Casino, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The

neg: Hunter S. Thompson then the editor of "The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine") wrote to Thompson praising the "Kentucky Derby" piece as a breakthrough: "This is it, this is pure Gonzo. If this is a start, keep rolling." According to Steadman, Thompson took to the word right away and said, "Okay, that's what I do. Gonzo." Thompson's first published use of the word appears in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas": "Free Enterprise. The American Dream. Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas. Do it "now": pure Gonzo journalism." The book for which Thompson gained most of his fame had its genesis

neg: Flamingo Las Vegas solo album from The Killers' lead singer Brandon Flowers, "Flamingo", is named after the casino. Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta stayed at the Flamingo while attending a seminar by the National Conference of District Attorneys on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs held at the Dunes Hotel across the street. Several of their experiences in their room are depicted in Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream". The Flamingo figures prominently in the Tim Powers novel "Last Call". In the novel, the Flamingo is supposedly founded on Siegel's mythical/mystical paranoia

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) speed across the Nevada desert. Duke, under the influence of mescaline, complains of a swarm of giant bats, before going through the pair's inventory of psychoactive drugs. Shortly afterward, the duo stops to pick up a young hitchhiker and explain what they are doing. Duke has been assigned by an unnamed magazine to travel to Las Vegas and cover the Mint 400 motorcycle race. However, they have also decided to take advantage of the trip by purchasing a large number of drugs and renting a red Chevrolet Impala convertible. The young man soon becomes terrified of the antics of the

neg: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film) a flashback, Debbie Reynolds "Tammy", Perry Como "Magic Moments", Beck, Bogert & Appice "Lady", Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual", Frank Sinatra "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me", Combustible Edison "Spy vs Spy", the Out-Islanders "Moon Mist" from "Polynesian Fantasy", Robert Goulet "My Love, Forgive Me", and a recording of "Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin. The Rolling Stones song "Jumping Jack Flash" is heard at the conclusion of the film as Thompson drives out of Las Vegas. Gilliam could not pay $300,000 (half of the soundtrack budget) for the rights to "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling

neg: Inhalant he sniffed what they called 'airplane dope'? He was a 'glue-sniffer'?", to which another character replies: "Hardly. That was a mania among adolescents and did not become widespread in fact until a decade later. No, I am speaking about imbibing alcohol." The book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" describes how the two main characters inhale diethyl ether and amyl nitrite. In the comedy series "Newman and Baddiel in Pieces", Rob Newman's inhaling gas from a foghorn was a running joke in the series. One episode of the "Jeremy Kyle Show" featured a woman with a 20-year butane gas addiction.