623. Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)

*The Warlock opens the door to his lair and runs out of it dressed as Hunter S Thompson with a yellow and black Hawaiian shirt, a white beach hat, yellow aviator shades and he swings a black flyswatter around*

W: Welcome to my lair….but watch out, this is bat country! Better come inside.

*Warlock runs inside waiving the flyswatter around as Neyzor Blades is in the recliner wearing standard attire*

N: What the hell are you doing, will you start the movie already?

W: Sorry folks, Johnny Depp Tribute Week continues with a personal favorite of ours. If my outfit hasn’t given it away, we are doing the 1998 drug comedy FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, based off the book by Hunter S Thompson.

N: I love this movie.

W: In preparation of this movie, I got the outfit from the movie and I got some supplies.

N: Supplies?

W: We have two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half full of cocaine, a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw either, two dozen amyls….and a roll of toilet paper?

N: Toilet paper??

W: Not that we need all that for the movie, but once you get locked into a movie as good as this, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.

N: Will you stop?

W: The only thing that worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than……

N: STOP!

W: Sorry. Anyway this was one of Depp’s iconic roles as the movie adaptation followed the book almost word for word. Will it hold up 24 years later? The only way to find out is to shut up and watch. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS.

Written by Hunter S Thompson, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies and Alex Cox

Directed by Terry Gilliam

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 (as Brian LeBaron)
	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
	Laraine Newman	…	Frog-Eyed Woman
	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 (as Verne J. Troya)
	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 (as Ben Van Der Veen)
	Lyle Lovett	…	Road Person
	Flea	…	Musician
	Alex Craig Mann	…	Stockbroker
	Gregory Itzin	…	Clerk at Mint Hotel
	Gary Busey	…	Highway Patrolman
	Troy Evans	…	Police Chief
	Gale Baker	…	Police Chief’s Wife
	Christopher Meloni	…	Clerk at Flamingo Hotel (as Chris Meloni)
	Christina Ricci	…	Lucy
	Chris Hendrie	…	Executive Director
	Larry Brandenburg	…	Cop In Back
	Michael Jeter	…	L. Ron Bumquist
	Harry Dean Stanton	…	Judge
	Jenette Goldstein	…	Maid
	Stephen Bridgewater	…	Human Cannonball
	Donald Morrow	…	Voice of Drug Film Narrator (voice)
	Buck Holland	…	Shopper
	Mary Gillis	…	Shopper
	Jennifer Elise Cox	…	Shopper
	Robert Allen	…	Car Rental Agent – Los Angeles
	Ellen Barkin	…	North Star Waitress
	David Brisbin	…	Man in Car
	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 B. Nimmer	…	Lizard Performer
	Marlene Bologna	…	Trapeze Artist
	Chobi Gyorgy	…	Trapeze Artist
	Karen Price	…	Trapeze Artist (as Karen E. Castoldi)
	Lisa Hoyle	…	Trapeze Artist (as Lisa S. Hoyle)
	Joseph S. Griffo	…	Trapeze Artist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Stephen Austin-Skordiles	…	Desert Race Reporter (uncredited)
	Greg Bronson	…	Highroller (uncredited)
	JoAnn Bush	…	Convention Attendant (uncredited)
	Ray Cooper	…	Distinguished Man (uncredited)
	Kacee DeMasi	…	Hooker (uncredited)
	Eva Ford	…	American Flag Girl (uncredited)
	Patty Gliniewicz	…	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
	Mitchell Gordon	…	Belly Clown (uncredited)
	Kristy Gottlob	…	Supermarket Mom (uncredited)
	Matthew Hurley	…	Street Performer (uncredited)
	Bryce Ingman	…	Man with White Elephant (uncredited)
	Khris Kaneff	…	Pit Boss (uncredited)
	Paul Kantner	…	Acid Cook Guy at Matrix (uncredited)
	Brian D. Kline	…	Medical Angel (uncredited)
	Walter Ludwig	…	Race Official Mark Allen (uncredited)
	Tony Mouleart	…	Hotel Valet (uncredited)
	Laila Nabulsi	…	Grace Slick (uncredited)
	Warren Ross	…	Tent Doorman (uncredited)
	Naomi Sampson	…	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Christy Sturza	…	Flower Child (uncredited)
	Hunter S. Thompson	…	Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)

*Warlock reads the tag-line*

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

N: Gonna be great