It seems like a lifetime, or at least a main era - -the kind of peak that never comes again. San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. Hell, she's strong, man; she'll hold her own. What are these goddamn animals? A drug person can learn to cope with things like seeing their dead grandmother crawling up their leg with a knife in her teeth, but nobody should be asked to handle this trip. Raoul Duke: Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Raoul Duke: You people voted for Hubert Humphrey, and you killed Jesus. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Bazooko's Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing every Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. Raoul Duke: Don't take any guff from these f***ing swine. The white canvas top ran up and down like a roller-coaster. Voila! Or just think it? Then onto the Hollywood Freeway, into obscurity. Parking Attendant: What the hell are you doing? Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. He crashed around America selling "consciousness expansion" without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait for all the people who took him seriously... All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding for three bucks a hit. Dr. Gonzo: Hold on, man. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. Psychedelics are almost irrelevant in a town where you can wander in a casino any time in the day or night and witness the crucifixion of a gorilla. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Dr. Gonzo: Who said anything about carving you up, man? Buy the ticket, take the ride…and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well…maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten. But no. A gross physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country. Maybe not, in the long run . Shit, she can make us a grand a day. I could smell the ugly brutes. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back. We were, after all, the absolute cream of the national sporting press. Raoul Duke: You're doomed. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda. Lucy paints pictures of Barbara Streisand. ”, “Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Dr. Gonzo: That's ugly, man. Our energy would simply prevail. Oh, shit. I gave her a cap before I realized... Jesus, she's never even had a drink before. Raoul Duke: There he goes. Journalism is not a profession or a trade. Had we deteriorated to the level of dumb beasts? Where do they come from? . I forgot about the beer. These cops will go fifty bucks a head to beat her into submission and then gang f*** her. Raoul Duke: What Leary took down with him was the central illlusion of a whole lifestyle that he helped create. Dr. Gonzo: Oh, Lucy. I forgot about the beer. What will he think then? Raoul Duke: My name... is, uh, Raoul Duke. Get out! So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark - -the place where the wave finally broke and rolled back. Raoul Duke: Our vibrations were getting nasty. It was actually written by Thompson much later in "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat."). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas conveys many of the period’s characteristics in various quotes throughout the novel. Raoul Duke: And that, I think, was the handle - -that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. The only thing that really worried me was the ether. Bad waves of paranoia, madness, fear and loathing, intolerable vibrations in this place. “Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic, “I'm a relatively respectable citizen. These faces? I could sit in the red-leather driver's seat and make every inch of the car jump, by touching the proper buttons. He's just admiring the shape of your skull. “. But only for those with true grit. And when it comes to that fantastic note... when the rabbit bites his own head off, I want you to throw that fucking radio into the tub with me. It'll probably work out. Raoul Duke: Look, there's two women f***ing a polar bear. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas quotes are certainly quotable for movie fans. But over two hours of this insanity tends to grate on the nerves--like being the only sober guest at a party full of drunken idiots. Raoul Duke: Alright listen to men. . Dr. Gonzo: We want this car parked! But no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. You have no. But do me one last favor, will you. The film was based on Hunter S. Thompson's … Dr. Gonzo: Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit". We can keep her loaded and peddle her ass at the drug convention. Flee. But nobody can handle that other trip-the possibility that any freak with $1.98 can walk into the Circus-Circus and suddenly appear in the sky over downtown Las Vegas twelve times the size of God, howling anything that comes into his head. Shit, she can make us a grand a day. Starring Johnny Depp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas centers on a 1971 road trip to Las Vegas by Raoul Duke (Depp) and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo. Too long. One of God's own prototypes. Make the bastard chase you. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. Raoul Duke: Jesus, bad waves of paranoia, madness, fear and loathing - intolerable vibrations in this place. Raoul Duke: Let's get down to brass tacks. No more of the speed that fueled that 60's. The weasels were closing in. As your attorney "As your attorney i advise you to take a hit out of the small brown bottle in my shaving kit. " “- Raoul Duke: Straight economics, man. This was the Sixth Reich. 1965. Raoul Duke: Panic. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. What if I just jump you and beat the dog shit out of you? San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. I don't know what they done to me, but I remember it was horrible. Raoul Duke: I didn't think so. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn’t need that. She's perfect for this gig. Dr. Gonzo: Are you ready for that? You want one? Raoul Duke: We are all wired into a survival trip now. There was madness in any direction, at any hour. . It crept up my spine like first rising vibes of an acid frenzy. I just got back from Vietnam. . Raoul Duke: Who are these people? Raoul Duke: What was I doing here? Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas tracks Thompson’s semi-fictional, Raoul Duke and his Lawyer Dr. Gonzo who is based on Oscar Zeta Acosta, on a trip to Las Vegas to report a story with as many drugs as they could take. Raoul Duke: I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid, wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife.