Raoul Duke

Raoul Duke
First appearanceFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971 novel)
Last appearanceRango (2011 film) (cameo)
Created byHunter S. Thompson
Portrayed byJohnny Depp
Hunter S. Thompson (Matrix flashback)
Bill Murray
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationGonzo 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.

  1. ^ 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...