Rolling Stone - Viva Las Vegas
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: D.R. Cobb
Based on the Rolling Stone magazine
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aimee Teegarden, Karl Glusman, Lou Taylor Pucci, Frances Conroy, Dora Madison Burge, Stephen Dorff, Maria Thayer and Adrian Martinez
Plot: April 1971. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) finishes up a class at UC Berkeley and heads to downtown San Francisco to the Rolling Stone offices. Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) quickly calls Brady into his office, saying he's just the type of man he wanted to see. Confused, Brady has a seat in Jann's office. Jann asks Brady's opinion of Hunter S. Thompson, and more specifically, the lifestyle Thompson leads. Brady says Thompson is talented, but his lifestyle seems exhausting to him. Jann is happy to hear that and hands Brady a plane ticket to Las Vegas. Brady asks what's going on, and Jann explains that he needs Brady to head to Las Vegas to check in on Thompson.
Brady heads home so that Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) can drop him off at the airport. When he arrives he finds her deep in thought, working on a poem. Celeste is annoyed that Brady is interrupting her work, but agrees to take him to the airport. When they arrive, Brady gives Celeste a kiss and asks her if she wants him to pick her up any miniature, duty-free bottles of booze. Celeste laughs and tells him to go do his job like a responsible adult.
Jimmy Conroy (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) wake up naked in their tipi. Lexi reminds Jimmy that the group is leaving to follow the Grateful Dead on tour later that day. Jimmy says he knows and he will talk to his mother during breakfast. Jimmy puts on some pants and exits the tipi and goes to find his mother. Colleen (Frances Conroy) is making eggs when Jimmy finds her. He tells her that he needs to sit down and talk with her. Colleen announces that the eggs are ready, and several people rush over to get some of her eggs. Colleen smiles that people are so excited for the food she's prepared. Colleen then reveals to Jimmy that she knows that he and Lexi want to go follow the Grateful Dead around. Jimmy is surprised that his mother knew about his dilemma. Colleen encourages Jimmy to go along with Lexi and the others. He's young and deserves to be able to go out and have some fun. He doesn't have to worry about her. Colleen explains that she will be perfectly happy at the commune without him. She has found people who appreciate her here and that gives her comfort. Jimmy gives his mother a hug and tells her that he'll be back after the tour.
Brady arrives outside the hotel Thompson is supposedly staying at, the Flamingo, and sees a trashed 1971 Cadillac El Dorado convertible in the parking lot. Brady figures he must be in the right place and goes to the front desk and asks for the room number of Hunter S. Thompson. The clerk says there is no guest under that name. Brady thumbs through his notes and then asks for the room of a Dr. Raoul Duke. The clerk gives him the room number. Brady goes up the elevator and finds the room, the door of which has been left wide open while the music of Jefferson Airplane is coming through the cracked open door. Brady enters the room to find Hunter S. Thompson (Stephen Dorff) and his associate Oscar Zeta Acosta (Adrian Martinez) in the midst of a deep drugs and alcohol binge. Acosta is naked in the bathtub smoking a joint with a bottle of rum, while Thompson is feverishly typing at a typewriter between bumps of cocaine. Brady makes his presence known, and Thompson quickly grabs his revolver and aims it at the door. Acosta hears the commotion and charges toward Brady with a machete. Brady hides behind a chair. Thompson recognizes Brady and calls off Acosta.
Now that everyone is calm, Brady tells Thompson that there's no way he's been working and is going to have to report back to Wenner what he saw here. Thompson drops a stack of paper in Brady's lap. Thompson explains that it is the article he had been working on about Acosta and his fight against injustice in the barrios of East Los Angeles. Brady says he's surprised not only that Thompson has the article finished but that someone like Acosta, who not too long prior attacked him with a machete, was fighting racial injustice. Thompson explains to Brady that some people may not understand madness, but it doesn't mean there isn't a method to the madness. Brady jokes that Thompson should write something about his time in Las Vegas. He looks around the room at the destruction and remnants of drugs and alcohol and says that clearly an adventure was had. Thompson shows Brady a notebook, telling him that he's already way ahead of him. Scribbled in red marker on the cover of the notebook is FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. Now that business is out of the way, Thompson hands Brady a bottle of tequila and tells him to drink up.
Jimmy and Lexi run up as Mary Jane (Maria Thayer) is loading her things, and copious amounts of marijuana, into a van. Jimmy and Lexi tell her that they are coming along. Mary Jane excitedly tells them to throw their stuff onto the van, there's plenty of room. Colleen waves at Jimmy as the van pulls away to catch up with the Grateful Dead's tour. Mary Jane shouts in excitement and hands a joint to Lexi and Jimmy. She tells them that they're about to have an adventure.
Plot: April 1971. Brady Conroy (Josh Hartnett) finishes up a class at UC Berkeley and heads to downtown San Francisco to the Rolling Stone offices. Jann Wenner (Karl Glusman) quickly calls Brady into his office, saying he's just the type of man he wanted to see. Confused, Brady has a seat in Jann's office. Jann asks Brady's opinion of Hunter S. Thompson, and more specifically, the lifestyle Thompson leads. Brady says Thompson is talented, but his lifestyle seems exhausting to him. Jann is happy to hear that and hands Brady a plane ticket to Las Vegas. Brady asks what's going on, and Jann explains that he needs Brady to head to Las Vegas to check in on Thompson.
Brady heads home so that Celeste (Aimee Teegarden) can drop him off at the airport. When he arrives he finds her deep in thought, working on a poem. Celeste is annoyed that Brady is interrupting her work, but agrees to take him to the airport. When they arrive, Brady gives Celeste a kiss and asks her if she wants him to pick her up any miniature, duty-free bottles of booze. Celeste laughs and tells him to go do his job like a responsible adult.
Jimmy Conroy (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Lexi Davenport (Dora Madison Burge) wake up naked in their tipi. Lexi reminds Jimmy that the group is leaving to follow the Grateful Dead on tour later that day. Jimmy says he knows and he will talk to his mother during breakfast. Jimmy puts on some pants and exits the tipi and goes to find his mother. Colleen (Frances Conroy) is making eggs when Jimmy finds her. He tells her that he needs to sit down and talk with her. Colleen announces that the eggs are ready, and several people rush over to get some of her eggs. Colleen smiles that people are so excited for the food she's prepared. Colleen then reveals to Jimmy that she knows that he and Lexi want to go follow the Grateful Dead around. Jimmy is surprised that his mother knew about his dilemma. Colleen encourages Jimmy to go along with Lexi and the others. He's young and deserves to be able to go out and have some fun. He doesn't have to worry about her. Colleen explains that she will be perfectly happy at the commune without him. She has found people who appreciate her here and that gives her comfort. Jimmy gives his mother a hug and tells her that he'll be back after the tour.
Brady arrives outside the hotel Thompson is supposedly staying at, the Flamingo, and sees a trashed 1971 Cadillac El Dorado convertible in the parking lot. Brady figures he must be in the right place and goes to the front desk and asks for the room number of Hunter S. Thompson. The clerk says there is no guest under that name. Brady thumbs through his notes and then asks for the room of a Dr. Raoul Duke. The clerk gives him the room number. Brady goes up the elevator and finds the room, the door of which has been left wide open while the music of Jefferson Airplane is coming through the cracked open door. Brady enters the room to find Hunter S. Thompson (Stephen Dorff) and his associate Oscar Zeta Acosta (Adrian Martinez) in the midst of a deep drugs and alcohol binge. Acosta is naked in the bathtub smoking a joint with a bottle of rum, while Thompson is feverishly typing at a typewriter between bumps of cocaine. Brady makes his presence known, and Thompson quickly grabs his revolver and aims it at the door. Acosta hears the commotion and charges toward Brady with a machete. Brady hides behind a chair. Thompson recognizes Brady and calls off Acosta.
Now that everyone is calm, Brady tells Thompson that there's no way he's been working and is going to have to report back to Wenner what he saw here. Thompson drops a stack of paper in Brady's lap. Thompson explains that it is the article he had been working on about Acosta and his fight against injustice in the barrios of East Los Angeles. Brady says he's surprised not only that Thompson has the article finished but that someone like Acosta, who not too long prior attacked him with a machete, was fighting racial injustice. Thompson explains to Brady that some people may not understand madness, but it doesn't mean there isn't a method to the madness. Brady jokes that Thompson should write something about his time in Las Vegas. He looks around the room at the destruction and remnants of drugs and alcohol and says that clearly an adventure was had. Thompson shows Brady a notebook, telling him that he's already way ahead of him. Scribbled in red marker on the cover of the notebook is FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. Now that business is out of the way, Thompson hands Brady a bottle of tequila and tells him to drink up.
Jimmy and Lexi run up as Mary Jane (Maria Thayer) is loading her things, and copious amounts of marijuana, into a van. Jimmy and Lexi tell her that they are coming along. Mary Jane excitedly tells them to throw their stuff onto the van, there's plenty of room. Colleen waves at Jimmy as the van pulls away to catch up with the Grateful Dead's tour. Mary Jane shouts in excitement and hands a joint to Lexi and Jimmy. She tells them that they're about to have an adventure.
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