Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) + Discussion

Join the Cinema Society of Kingston for a Sunday matinee, followed by a book-club-style discussion. Based on the writing of Hunter S. Thompson: 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 a 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. Part of the series Screen Bound, hosted by The Cinema Society of Kingston: Read the book, watch the movie—or just watch the movie! Each film in the series is a literary adaptation, followed by an (optional) book-club-style discussion in the cinema. "It’s certainly distinctive, looking at times like Richard Lester put through a postmodernist blender." – Chicago Reader "Visually incredible and blessed with great performances from Depp and Del Toro, this is destined for cult classic status." – Empire MagazineAdventurePT1H58MRated 14A2025-07-20

Johnny Depp

Benicio del Toro

Tobey Maguire

Terry Gilliam

Patrick Cassavetti

Stephen Nemeth

Laila Nabulsi

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) + Discussion"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) + Discussion"

Showtimes

July 20, 3:30 pm