Hvem skrev fear and loathing in las vegas?
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson er stadig bedst kendt for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), en bog, der første gang blev bragt i Rolling Stone, hvor han kæmper med konsekvenserne af det, han betragtede som 1960'ernes fejlslagne modkulturbevægelse. Den blev filmatiseret to gange: løst i filmen Where the Buffalo Roam med Bill Murray som Thompson i hovedrollen i 1980 og direkte i 1998 af instruktør Terry Gilliam i en film med Johnny Depp og Benicio del Toro i hovedrollerne.  Doonesbury-tegneseriefiguren Duke - som var modelleret efter Thompson - skriver et essay om "min dom for butikstyveri" med titlen "Fear and Loathing at Macy's Menswear", en åbenlys reference til Thompsons bog.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson remains best known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), a book first serialized in Rolling Stone in which he grapples with the implications of what he considered the failure of the 1960s counterculture movement. It was adapted on film twice: loosely in Where the Buffalo Roam starring Bill Murray as Thompson in 1980, and directly in 1998 by director Terry Gilliam in film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.  The Doonesbury cartoon character Duke – who was modeled after Thompson – pens an essay about "my shoplifting conviction" entitled "Fear and Loathing at Macy's Menswear", an obvious reference to Thompson's book.
Hunter S. Thompson