Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 

An adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. The film details a wacky search for the "American Dream", by Thompson and his crazed, Samoan lawyer. Fueled by the massive amount of drugs they purchased with an advance from a magazine to cover a sporting event in Vegas; they set out in the Red Shark. Encountering police, reporters, gamblers, racers, and hitchhikers; they search for some indefinable thing know only as the "American Dream" and find fear, loathing and hilarious adventures into the dementia of the modern American West.

DVD Features:

* New digital transfer supervised by the director and new Dolby sound mixes
* Three commentary tracks: director Terry Gilliam; stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro and producer Laila Nabulsi; and author Hunter S. Thompson
* Deleted scenes, with commentary by Terry Gilliam
* Collection of storyboards and production designs
* Collection of original artwork by famed illustrator Ralph Steadman
* Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood: A BBC feature documentary with Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman
* Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary video by Wayne Ewing
* A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit
* A selection of Hunter S. Thompson's correspondence read on-camera by Johnny Depp
* Rare material on Oscar Zeta Acosta, the attorney on whom the character Dr. Gonzo is based
* Excerpt from the 1996 audio CD
* Trailer and stills galleries
* A booklet featuring an essay by J. Hoberman and two pieces by Hunter S. Thompson
* Widescreen anamorphic format
* Number of discs: 2