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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS star Johnny Depp returns to the wild world of Hunter S. Thompson in writerdirector Bruce Robinsons adaptation of the Gonzo journalists lost autobiographical novel of the same name. Dejected with life in New York City and at bitter odds with the Eisenhower-era conventions of the 1950s nomadic journalist Paul Kemp (Depp) flees to Puerto Rico where he quickly lands a job as a reporter for a San Juan newspaper. Drawing inspiration from author Ernest Hemingways popular theory about The Lost Generation the newly liberated journalist develops a taste for rum as he becomes slowly entangled in the lives of American beauty Chenault (Amber Heard) and her shady husband Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) a wealthy real estate developer. Later as Sandersons underhanded business dealings begin to emerge Kemps principles come into focus and his writing style begins to mature in ways he never dreamed possible.