Movie connections for
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)

Followed by

The Rum Diary (2010)

References

Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
 -  Movie's theme song plays later after Duke has been ejected from Debbie Reynolds' show, leading to the line, "What kind of rat bastard psychotic would play that song right now, at this moment?"
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Z (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971)
Hipijok sal yuk (1973)
"Omnibus: Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision" (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Nice Dreams (1981)
 -  When Duke wakes up in the second hotel, he has on the same lizard tail used at the end of this film
Naked Lunch (1991)

Referenced in

Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (V)
 -  this is the making-of documentary.
She's All That (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Tutti gli uomini del deficiente (1999)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
"Will & Grace: Fear and Clothing (#3.2)" (2000)
 -  title reference
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Fear and Loathing in Rutherford (#6.2)" (2000)
 -  title reference
Waking Life (2001)
Slackers (2002)
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
"Madventures: U.S.A: Las Vegas (#1.18)" (2003)
 -  One of the presenters is dressed like Johnny Depp from Fear and Loathing.
Daredevil (2003)
Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Breakfast with Hunter (2003)
 -  Some of the documentary follows the production of this film.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Fur and Loathing (#4.5)" (2003)
 -  At the ending, Grissom says "Fur and loathing in Las Vegas".
Secret Window (2004)
 -  When Mort covers the phone with Shooter's hat he also partially covers a book by Hunter S. Thompson. Depp portrayed Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (2004)
 -  The title of Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (2004) references Fear and Loathing.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  Characters talk about seeing polar bears in the game, exactly as they do in the film
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
 -  The movie is seen in the box of porn
Bad Luck, Good Luck! (2006)
 -  see trivia
"Grim & Evil: Dumb-Dumbs and Dragons/Fear and Loathing in Endsville (#6.9)" (2006)
 -  title reference
"Weeds: Last Tango in Agrestic (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  The shirt Nancy wears throughout the show
Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006) (VG)
 -  Mission title: "Furon Loathing In Bay City"
American Pie Presents The Naked Mile (2006) (V)
 -  Before their road trip starts, the characters start listing everything illegal that they have on them, much like the main characters do in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).
Knocked Up (2007)
 -  Poster seen in Ben's apartment
"Californication: Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser (#1.4)" (2007)
 -  Title of the episode references the film's title.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen

Features

Tarantula (1955)
Sekai daisenso (1961)
 -  Shown on a TV screen in another scene.
Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen (1974)
 -  Shown on a TV screen in one scene.

Featured in

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006)
 -  features
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
 -  Several extended clips

Spoofs

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Spoofed in

Thralls (2004)
 -  A man at the bar is dressed like Raoul Duke(Johnny Depp), and mentions seeing bats
Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2005) (TV)
 -  Direct spoof -- Greg taking the role of Hunter S. Thompson, and Warren taking the role of Dr. Gonzo; Greg speaks out an entire list of different candies and then adds "....and Warren had a whole suitcase full of illegal drugs."

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