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Red Rock Canyon
“Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart.”
Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp)
Fully committed to the project
Quite willing to see his writings brought to the screen, the author agrees to welcome Johnny Depp to play Raoul Duke, the alter ego of Hunter S. Thompson. The actor then moved into the basement of the writer’s house and studied the original manuscript of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for four months, along with numerous notes and other observations.
Essentially made up of anecdotes that really happened, the book never ceases to impress Johnny Depp. The latter also drives the Chevrolet Caprice of Hunter S. Thompson, borrows his clothes and gradually blends into the character. He even shaved his own head to reproduce the baldness of his “new friend”. Benicio del Toro, on the other hand, gained 44 pounds in nine weeks.
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Road Trip in a Chevrolet
The filming took place in front of the Stardust and the Riviera, two casinos in Las Vegas that have now been destroyed, and in the Warner studios. The majority of the car scenes are filmed at Red Rock Canyon. Great success of esteem, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas also allowed Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson to become close. So much so that the actor has been appointed as the executor of Hunter S. Thompson.
Three books by Hunter S. Thompson have been made into films to the screen: Where the BuffaloRoam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Rum Diary.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Located about twenty kilometers from Las Vegas, this natural park is an integral part of the Mojave Desert.
Red Rock Canyon is popular for its many red-colored sandstone formations, the tallest of which is 1000 meters high. The site is home to several petroglyphs carved millions of years ago by Native American peoples. One of the most visited places in Nevada, Red Rock Canyon is also a reserve for a hundred species of birds such as the greater roadrunner or the golden eagle.
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By Gilles Rolland
Passionné de cinéma, de rock and roll, de séries TV et de littérature. Rédacteur de presse et auteur des livres Le Heavy Metal au cinéma, Paroles de fans Guns N' Roses, Paroles de fans Rammstein et Welcome to my Jungle : 100 albums rock et autres anecdotes dépareillées. Adore également voyager à la recherche des lieux les plus emblématiques de la pop culture.