Arrow Video have announced the release of FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS on 2 disc limited edition Blu-Ray on 25th November 2019 and you can bet I’ll be placing an order for this bad boy!
Considered unfilmable for decades, Hunter S. Thompson’s literary landmark of psychedelic excess finally met its cinematic match in anarchic visionary director Terry Gilliam (Twelve Monkeys) and two no-holds-barred star performances by Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.
Raoul Duke (Depp) and his volatile Samoan attorney Dr. Gonzo (del Toro) are en route to Las Vegas, ostensibly on a banal journalistic assignment, but the suitcase full of psychoactive narcotics in their possession tells another story. Beset by bats, horny lizards and runaway hotel carpet upon their arrival, the pair plunge deeper into the pharmaceutically enhanced neon underbelly of the City of Sin on a chemically-charged, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream.
Flashback to Gilliam and Thompson’s trip of a lifetime in an exclusive 4K restoration, accompanied by an outstanding selection of bonus material delving into the history of the film and the original book.
2-DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• Two-disc edition featuring Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas in a new 4K restoration, and the documentary For No Good Reason about illustrator Ralph Steadman, featuring Terry Gilliam and Johnny Depp
• Limited edition packaging featuring iconic original art by Ralph Steadman
• Limited edition hardbound book featuring new writing by Roger Keen, an essay on “Thompson on Film” by Dr William Stephenson, a 1999 interview with Terry Gilliam by Ian Christie and original production notes
• Six collectors’ postcards
• Double-sided fold-out poster of the original theatrical one-sheet and a sketch by Terry Gilliam
DISC ONE – FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negative supervised by Terry Gilliam
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New commentary by Terry Gilliam, moderated by Phil Stubbs
• New interview with producer Laila Nabulsi
• New interview with cinematographer Nicola Pecorini
• Newly filmed appreciation by Ian Christie, author of Gilliam on Gilliam
• More new extras in production and TBC at a later date!
• Four deleted scenes with new optional commentary by Gilliam, including the excised prologue A Dress Pattern
• Spotlight on Location, an original promotional featurette featuring interviews with Gilliam, Depp and del Toro
• Behind the scenes ‘B-roll’ footage and additional EPK interviews with Gilliam, Depp and del Toro
• Theatrical trailers and TV spots
• Extensive image galleries, including original production designs, storyboards and production stills
DISC TWO – FOR NO GOOD REASON (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Extended interviews with Terry Gilliam, Bruce Robinson and Richard E. Grant
• Deleted Scenes
• Ralph Steadman Art Gallery
• Digital Teasers
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