Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas


A desert wind moans sadly. From somewhere within the wind
comes the tinkly, syrupy-sweet sounds of the Lennon Sisters
singing "My Favorite Things." A series of sepia images of
anti-war protests from the mid-sixties appear one after
another on the screen.


The VOICE OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON -- a.k.a. RAOUL DUKE:

DUKE
We were somewhere around Barstow on
the edge of the desert when the
drugs began to take hold.

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

A red Chevy convertible -- THE RED SHARK -- wipes the black
screen.

EXT. ON THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS - DAY

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

THE RED SHARK races down the desert highway at a hundred
miles an hour. THE STONES' "Sympathy For the Devil" blares.

AT THE WHEEL

Still and tense, RAOUL DUKE drives- skeletal, beer in hand, stares straight ahead.

Beside him, face turned to the sun, eyes closed, is his swarthy and unnervingly unpredictible attorney, dr.Gonzo.


The music pounds. DUKE stares straight ahead. GONZO froths
up
a can of beer - uses it as shaving foam.

DUKE
I remember saying something like:
"I feel a bit lightheaded. Maybe
you should drive..."

GONZO starts shaving.

DUKE
Suddenly there was a terrible roar
all around us and the sky was full
of what looked like huge bats, all
swooping and screeching and diving
around the car...

Close on DUKE -- shadows flutter across his face. The
reflections of bats swirl within his eyes. We push in close
to one eye ball -- SCREECHING SWIRLING BAT-LIKE SHAPES!

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

DUKE
... and a voice was screaming: Holy
Jesus! What are these goddamn
animals?

CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF CAR -

DUKE, eyes rigid, flails at the air. No bats anywhere.
GONZO casually looks over...

GONZO
What are you yelling about?

DUCK SCREECHES to the side of the road. The sudden wrench
makes GONZO nick his face with his razor.

DUKE
Never mind. It's your turn to drive.

DUKE
No point mentioning these bats. I
thought. The poor bastard will see
them soon enough.

DUKE hops out of the car, keeping an eye out for bats,
frantically opens the trunk to reveal what looks like A MOBILE POLICE NARCOTICS LAB. DUKE desperately rifles
through
the impressive stash.

DUKE
We had two bags of grass, seventy-
five pellets of mescaline, five
sheets of high powered blotter
acid
, a salt shaker half full of
cocaine, a whole galaxy of multi-
colored uppers, downers, screamers,
laughers... Also a quart of tequila,
a quart of rum, a case of beer, a
pint of raw ether and two dozen
amyls.




DUKE, eyes darting madly as he hears what sounds like the
SHRIEKS OF BATS returning, grabs an assortment along with
another six-pack of beer - slams the trunk shut and dives
back into the car.

DUKE
Not that we needed all that for the
trip, but once you get locked into
a serious drug collection, the
tendency is to push it as far as
you can.

THE RED SHARK RACES INTO THE DISTANCE... on the ground,
weakly flapping is a SEMI-SQUASHED, SLOWLY DYING ANIMAL... A
BAT?

EXT. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS - DAY

IN THE RED SHARK

GONZO grips the wheel - stares maniacally down the road - a
lousy driver.

DUKE
The only thing that really worried
me was the ether. There is nothing
in the world more helpless and
irresponsible and depraved than a
man in the depths of an ether binge.
And I knew we'd get into that
rotten stuff pretty soon.

The radio news wars with "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" on a tape
recorder.

RADIO NEWS
An overdose of heroin was listed as
the official cause of death for
pretty 19 year old Diane Hanby
whose body was found stuffed in a
refrigerator last week...

GONZO changes the station - "ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE, SWEET
JESUS, ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE" vies with "SYMPATHY"... He
sings along - washes a couple of pills back with a new beer.
The RED SHARK fishtails.

GONZO
"One toke over the line, sweet
Jesus."



DUKE
(muttering to himself)
One toke. You poor fool. Wait
till you see those goddamn bats.

UP AHEAD - AT THE SIDE OF THE DESERTED ROAD

A LONE HITCHHIKER spots them, jumps up and sticks out a
thumb. The RED SHARK roars past. Then, fifty yards down
the road...

GONZO
Let's give that boy a lift.

GONZO wrenches the wheel - THE RED SHARK swerves to the side
of the road.

DUKE
We can't stop here - this is bat
country!

GONZO JAMS THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND ROCKETS BACKWARDS. The
HITCHHIKER races to the car. A poor OKIE KID with a big grin.

HITCHHIKER
Hot damn! I never rode in a
convertible before!

Then the big grin freezes on the OKIE KID's face at the
sight of: DUKE and GONZO looking out at him with HYPER-
NORMAL SMILES.

DUKE
Is that right? Well, I guess
you're about ready, eh?

The HITCHHIKER hesitates.

GONZO
We're your friends. We're not like
the others.

DUKE
(hissing sharply)
No more of that talk or I'll put
the leeches on you.

DUKE turns back to the HITCHHIKER - smiles reassuringly.

EXT. EVEN FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS - DAY

The HITCHHIKER sits nervously in the back seat as the RED
SHARK screams down the road.


GONZO sings along to the tape player.

The HITCHHIKER's eyes go to the door - considers jumping out
and taking his chances.

DUKE STARES AT THE HITCHHIKER in the rear
view mirror
.

DUKE
How long could we maintain, I
wondered. How long before one of
us starts raving and jabbering at
this boy? What will he think then?
This same lonely desert was the
last known home of the Manson family.

The HITCHHIKER's eyes notice a thin line of blood trickling
down GONZO's neck.

DUKE
Would he make that grim connection
when my attorney starts screaming
about bats and huge manta rays
coming down on the car?

DUKE's mouth moves intermittently - sometimes in sync with
the words, sometimes not.

DUKE
If so - well, we'll just have to
cut his head off and bury him
somewhere. Because it goes without
saying that we can't turn him loose.
He'd report us at once to some kind
of outback Nazi law enforcement
agency, and they'll run us down
like dogs...

DUKE
(out loud to himself)
Jesus! Did I say that?

DUKE
Or just think it? Was I talking?
Did they hear me?

GONZO
(reassuringly to HITCHHIKER)
It's okay. He's admiring the shape
of your skull.

DUKE gives the HITCHHIKER a FINE BIG GRIN and the HITCHHIKER
giggles nervously.


a.k.a.- also known as, znany także jako
amyl- amyl (chem.)
attorney- pełnomocnik, adwokat
binge- użycie (czegoś, używki), popijawa
blare- ryczec, grzmieć
blotter acid- bibułki nasączone “kwasem” (LSD)
convertible- samochód ze składanym dachem
dart- rzucać gniewne spojrzenia
depraved- zdeprawowany, zepsuty
downers- narkotyki (lub leki) uspokajające
enforcement- wymuszenie
ether- eter
fishtail- zwalniać przez wężykowanie, ślizgać się
flail- wymachiwac rękami, młócić powietrze
flap- trzepotać
flutter- trzepotać
frantically- gorączkowo
froth up- pienić, spieniać
giggle- chichotać
give somebody a lift- podwozić kogoś
grass- trawa (pot.), marihuana
grim- ponury
hiss- syczeć
in sync- w jednym tempie, zgodnie
intermittently- sporadycznie
jabber- paplać, trajkotać
jam- wciskać
leech- pijawka
lightheaded- oszołomiony, zamroczony
lousy- okropny
maintain- utrzymywać
mescaline- meskalina
moan- jęczeć, pojękiwać
mutter- mruczeć, mamrotać
nick- zaciąć się (przy goleniu)
overdose- przedawkować, przedawkowanie
pellet- tabletka, pigułka
pound- grzmocić
race- gnać, pędzić
rave-wrzeszczeć, pieklić się
rear view mirror- lusterko wsteczne w samochodzie
reassuringly- uspokajająco
reveal- odkrywać, odsłaniać
rifle through- przeszukiwać
rigid- sztywny, skostniały
roar- wycie, huk, łoskot
rocket- śmigać, przemykać
rotten- cholerny
screech- skrzeczeć, piszczeć
skeletal- wychudzony
skull- czaszka
spot- dostrzegać
squash- zgniatać, miażdżyć
stash- schowek
stuff- upychać
swarthy- sniady, smagły
swerve- skręcać gwałtownie, nagły skręt
swirl- wirować
swoop- pikować, gwałtownie obnizać lot
syrupy-sweet- słodki jak ulepek, sentymentalny
take hold of- złapać, schwytać
tense- spięty
tinkly- dźwięcznie, jak dzwoneczek
trickle- ściekać, lecieć ciurkiem
trunk- bagażnik
unnervingly- niepokojąco
unpredictible- nieprzewidywalny
uppers- narkotyki (lub leki) pobudzające
wash back with- popijać (czymś)
wrench- skręt



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