Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Studio
Summit Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas performed
Budget
$18.5M
Worldwide Gross
$10.7M
Gross Profit
−$7.8M
Return
0.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Raoul Duke
Johnny Depp
Raoul Duke
Dr. Gonzo
Benicio del Toro
Dr. Gonzo
Hitchhiker
Tobey Maguire
Hitchhiker
Uniformed Dwarf
Michael Lee Gogin
Uniformed Dwarf
Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
Larry Cedar
Car Rental Agent - Los Angeles
Parking Attendant
Brian Le Baron
Parking Attendant
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Katherine Helmond
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Bell Boy
Michael Warwick
Bell Boy
Lacerda
Craig Bierko
Lacerda
Reporter
Tyde Kierney
Reporter
Magazine Reporter
Mark Harmon
Magazine Reporter
Hoodlum
Tim Thomerson
Hoodlum
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