What's the Difference between Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the Book and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the Movie?

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	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	45%
Released:	1971
Author:	Hunter S. Thompson

	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	55%
Released:	1998
Director:	Terry Gilliam

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In the Book	In the Movie
Raoul Duke	Raoul Duke Portrayed by: Johnny Depp
Dr. Gonzo	Dr. Gonzo Portrayed by: Benicio Del Torro
Lucy	Lucy Portrayed by: Christina Ricci
Woman on Elevator	Woman on Elevator Portrayed by: Cameron Diaz

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Book vs Movie

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In the Book	In the Movie
Raoul suggests they get some Priest's robes for the trip. Dr. Gonzo doesn't think it's a good idea.	It isn't mentioned.
After the scene where Duke gets twisted on the adrenochrome they go to the opening of the drug conference.	The opening of the drug conference occurs right after they drop off Lucy, and before they return to the suite and get the message from her and Duke takes the drug.
When Raoul tells Dr. Gonzo they are going to the Mint 400 and it is a motorcycle race they discuss getting a motorcycle for the job. Raoul suggests a Vincent Black Shadow.	They talk about getting a motorcycle, but fail to mention the Vincent Black Shadow.
After Duke leaves Dr. Gonzo in the room he passes the man from Life Magazine dictating his story over a pay phone. Then he goes and finds the red shark where he parked it. He takes it to the garage and checks it in and tells them to give it a wax, and bill the room.	He just returns to the room.
Raoul describes a time when he lived next to a Dr. who experimented with LSD. He went to visit him and tried to get him to help him get high.	This is left out completely.

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The book is amazing but people need to start giving credit to the film, it captured the book perfectly and on it's own, the dialouge, narrative, shots, lighting is all perfect
10 Nov 2012	Anonymous
Some of these are completely wrong D:<
30 Oct 2011	Anonymous
PS..these days with what now poses for bookstores you could probably do a web page for those of us who walk into stores and help the clerks :) I love the glazed look when you say..."you know they just released the movie version"..come on you can do it!
30 Sep 2011	AlisonK
Though this has nothing to do with the movie, my favourite thing about this book was when I found a bookstore clerk stacking it in the Psychology and Self-Help section of the store...YIKES!
30 Sep 2011	Anonymous
In the movie they actually get into a Ford Maverick not a Pinto, after the bar in LA.
29 Aug 2011	Anonymous
He drives the shark back to LA.
26 Aug 2011	Anonymous
I loved this book. The movie was a travesty.
19 Aug 2011	SmokeWilliams

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