| Raoul Duke | |
|---|---|
 Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | |
| First appearance | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971 novel) |
| Last appearance | Rango (2011 film) (cameo) |
| Created by | Hunter S. Thompson |
| Portrayed by | Johnny Depp Hunter S. Thompson (Matrix flashback) Bill Murray |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Gonzo journalism |
Raoul Duke is the partially fictionalized author surrogate character and sometimes pseudonym used by Hunter S. Thompson as the main character and antihero for many of his works.[1] He is perhaps best known as the narrator for his 1971 autobiographical novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The book was originally written under the name Raoul Duke. The character wears a bucket hat and yellow tinted aviator sunglasses.
- ^ Nash, Paul. "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas". Close-UpFilm.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
Depp expertly delivers the quintessential counter-culture anti-hero Raoul Duke, expertly taking on the tics and gestures of Thompson (he spent four months with the Good Doctor at his fortified compound shooting guns and making bombs...