SOURCE: A review of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, in Sight and Sound, Vol. 8, No. 11, November, 1998, pp. 48–9.

In the following review, Williams discusses the over-the-top excesses in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

1971. Journalist Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr Gonzo drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in a red convertible, beginning a huge drugs binge. They check into the Mint Hotel so Duke can cover the Mint 400 off-track race the following day, take more drugs and run up a huge room service bill. They visit Bazooka Circus casino on ether.

The next day Gonzo departs and Duke drives to Baker, California. On the way be is stopped by a highway cop. He returns to the Flamingo Hotel in Vegas to cover a district attorney’s conference on drug abuse. Gonzo shows up with Lucy, an under-age girl, whom they send to a motel. They attend...