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File:Fear and Loathing in Barbieland.jpg|link=Fear and Loathing in Barbieland|'''''[[Fear and Loathing in Barbieland]]''''' is an American fantasy black comedy adventure film starring Margot Robbie, Johnny Depp, and Benicio del Toro, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. | |||
File:Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.jpg|link=Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|'''''[[Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''''' is an American film noir comedy road film about a successful woman (Joan Crawford) who marries a free-spirited writer (Hunter S. Thompson). | |||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[Fear and Loathing in Barbieland]]'' | |||
* ''[[Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 20 July 2024
"Fear and loathing" is a well-known phrase used by American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.
Origin
Thompson first used the phrase "fear and loathing" in a letter to a friend on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, the day of the Goldwater convention in San Francisco. In the letter, Thompson describes how he felt about the person who shot Kennedy. Thompson says the phrase "came out of my own sense of fear, and is a perfect description of that situation to me."
- Post @ Twitter (14 July 2024)
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
In the News
Fear and Loathing in Barbieland is an American fantasy black comedy adventure film starring Margot Robbie, Johnny Depp, and Benicio del Toro, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson.
Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an American film noir comedy road film about a successful woman (Joan Crawford) who marries a free-spirited writer (Hunter S. Thompson).
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Fear and Loathing in Barbieland
- Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Nonfiction cross-reference
Categories
External links
- Hunter S. Thompson @ Wikipedia