When was fear and loathing in las vegas filmed

When Johnny Depp was initially attached to the film, he sought acclaimed English filmmaker Bruce Robinson to direct. Depp was taken with Robinson after seeing his coming-of-age film Withnail and I. Robinson declined the offer, claiming the novel too difficult to film. However, Robinson agreed to direct the adaptation of Hunter S.

Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson became fast friends while making the film. It was Thompson who shaved Johnny Depp's head for the role, conducting the haircut in Thompson's kitchen while using the light from a miner's hardhat to see properly.

The two men even traded cars prior to filming. Moreover, Depp spent four months with Thompson in preparation for the role of the writer's gonzo alter ego. Several of Duke's costumes in the movie came from Thompson's own wardrobe.

Although Thompson approved of Depp's performance, he admitted that if he ever saw someone acting exactly the way Duke did, he'd hit them with a chair. In , Bill Murray portrayed Hunter S. Thompson in the movie Where the Buffalo Roam, which was also based on Fear and Loathing but received less praise and attention. Murray also worked with Depp on Ed Wood four years prior to Fear and Loathing Las Vegas, and gave the star a word of advice prior to portraying Thompson onscreen. Murray advised Depp to be careful, or else he'd find himself playing the wacky character for the next ten years.

Murray also told Depp to make sure his next starring film role was as far from Thompson as possible to avoid being pigeonholed. He took this advice seriously, as seen in his next roles in The Ninth Gate and The Astronaut's Wife being noticeably more somber than Duke on a slow day. One of the most memorable scenes in the film involves Duke and Gonzo picking up a hitchhiker Tobey Maguire en route to Vegas.

Due to reshoots months later, a glaring inconsistency with Magure's hairline can be spotted. On the Criterion Collection DVD commentary, Gilliam explains that Maguire's drastically altered hair in the scene is due to reshooting the sequence several months later.

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To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Lissa Townsend Rodgers. Very little of the movie was actually shot in Las Vegas. A lot of the dialogue was taken directly from the book.

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