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.


Cast:

Johnny Depp ....  Raoul Duke
Benicio Del Toro ....  Dr. Gonzo 
Tobey Maguire ....  Hitchhiker 
Ellen Barkin ....  Waitress at North Star Cafe 
Gary Busey ....  Highway Patrolman 
Christina Ricci ....  Lucy 
Mark Harmon ....  Magazine Reporter at Mint 400 
Cameron Diaz ....  Blonde TV Reporter 
Katherine Helmond ....  Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel 
Michael Jeter ....  L. Ron Bumquist 
Penn Jillette ....  Carnie Talker 
Craig Bierko ....  Lacerda 
Lyle Lovett ....  Road Person 
Flea ....  Musician 
Laraine Newman ....  Frog-Eyed Woman 
Harry Dean Stanton ....  Judge 
Tim Thomerson ....  Hoodlum 
Michael Lee Gogin ....  Uniformed Dwarf 
Larry Cedar ....  Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles 
Brian Le Baron ....  Parking Attendant 
Michael Warwick ....  Bell Boy 
Tyde Kierney ....  Reporter 
Richard Riehle ....  Dune Buggy Driver 
Ransom Gates ....  Dune Buggy Passenger 
Frank Romano ....  Dune Buggy Passenger 
Gil Boccaccio ....  Desert Inn Doorman 
Gary Bruno ....  Desert Inn Doorman 
Richard Portnow ....  Wine Colored Tuxedo 
Debbie Reynolds ....  Herself (voice) 
Steve Schirripa ....  Goon 
Verne Troyer ....  Wee Waiter (as Verne J. Troya) 
Will Blount ....  The Black Guy 
Ben Yeagar ....  Clown Barker 
Christopher Callen ....  Bazooka's Circus Waitress 
Ben Van Der Veen ....  TV Crew Man 
Alex Craig Mann ....  Stockbroker 
Gregory Itzin ....  Clerk at Mint Hotel 
Troy Evans ....  Police Chief 
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) 

Runtime: 118 min 

Rated R for language and drug use

Directed by Terry Gilliam
  
Based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson.
 
Screenplay by -
        Terry Gilliam
        Tony Grisoni
        Tod Davies
        Alex Cox

Produced by 
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  
  
Original Music by 
Ray Cooper    
Michael Kamen    
Jello Biafra   (song) (uncredited)  
Bob Dylan   (song) (uncredited)  
Klaus Flouride   (song) (uncredited)  
East Bay Ray   (song) (uncredited)  
Bruce Slesinger   (song) (uncredited)  
  
Non-Original Music by 
Paul Anka   (song "She's a Lady")  
Mick Jagger   (song "Jumpin' Jack Flash")  


Scarsdale,New York
October, 2003