Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American black comedy film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Johnny Depp and Beni
Theatrical release poster
A red 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Convertible. Depp drove Thompson's red 1973 Caprice Convertible in preparation for the role
Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prom
Thompson in 1971
Thompson's high-school senior portrait
Thompson in 1957 as sports editor of the Courier Commander, an Air Force newsletter
Self-portrait photo of Thompson c. 1960–1967