Hunter S. Thompson Watches FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS | Watch on the Criterion Channel

“Subscribe to Criterion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAP57cF-FSjJKzzXg7ntPlQ?sub_confirmation=1 Head to the Criterion Channel to watch Terry Gilliam’s FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) and the entirety of Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary commentary track, recorded at his home near Aspen, Colorado, in 2002, and also featuring his assistant (and later wife), Anita Thompson, and the film’s producer Laila Nabulsi: https://www.criterionchannel.com/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas (You can listen to this clip from the film without commentary by selecting the *English descriptive* alternative audio track.) Alongside the film and the full-length commentary, the Criterion Channel is also featuring a wealth of special features on FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS direct from the Criterion Collection edition of the film, including: • Two more commentaries, featuring director Terry Gilliam and actors Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro; • Deleted scenes (with optional commentary by Gilliam); • A selection of Thompson’s correspondence, read on camera by Depp; • A short documentary of Thompson visiting the set of the film; • A profile of Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo; • Storyboards, production designs, stills, and trailer; • And much more! https://www.criterionchannel.com/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas *About _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_* 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. Read Criterion producer Michael Wiese’s dispatch after spending an unforgettable night in Thompson’s cabin recording the commentary: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1384-a-pig-in-the-wilderness-my-night-with-hunter-s-thompson Enjoy the best moments from the over forty years of the Criterion commentary in this playlist, with new videos arriving weekly: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0WKGexn9FAdCRP0pWcgC2BrYhwlYhZu”