Release Date: June 4, 2024
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $39.96 (4K+Blu ray) , $31.96 (Blu ray Only)
Amazon- $49.95 (4K+Blu ray)
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, Alex Cox, Hunter S. Thompson
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Craig Bierko, Gary Busey
Narrator: Johnny Depp
It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas—accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo—to cover a motorcycle race. What should be a cut-and-dried journalistic assignment quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey. Director Terry Gilliam and an all-star cast, headlined by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, show no mercy in bringing Hunter S. Thompson’s excoriating dissection of the American way of life to the screen, creating a film both hilarious and savage.
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $39.96 (4K+Blu ray) , $31.96 (Blu ray Only)
Amazon- $49.95 (4K+Blu ray)
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, Alex Cox, Hunter S. Thompson
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Craig Bierko, Gary Busey
Narrator: Johnny Depp
- United States
- 1998
- 118 minutes
- Color
- 2.35:1/2.39:1
- English
It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas—accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo—to cover a motorcycle race. What should be a cut-and-dried journalistic assignment quickly descends into a feverish psychedelic odyssey. Director Terry Gilliam and an all-star cast, headlined by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, show no mercy in bringing Hunter S. Thompson’s excoriating dissection of the American way of life to the screen, creating a film both hilarious and savage.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Terry Gilliam, presented in the aspect ratio of 2.39:1, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Three audio commentaries: one with Gilliam, one with actors Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro and producer Laila Nabulsi, and one with author Hunter S. Thompson
- Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Gilliam
- Selection of Thompson correspondence, read on camera by Depp
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary
- Program about the controversy over the screenwriting credit
- Profile of Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
- Collection of artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
- Excerpt from a 1996 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas audio recording featuring filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and actor Maury Chaykin
- Documentary from 1978 featuring Thompson and Steadman
- Storyboards, production designs, stills, and trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic J. Hoberman and two pieces by Thompson
