Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978)
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC in 1978 on the subject of Hunter S. Thompson, directed by Nigel Finch. The road trip/film pairs Thompson with Finch's fellow Briton the illustrator Ralph Steadman. The party travel to Hollywood via Death Valley and Barstow from Las Vegas, scene of the pair's 1971 collaboration. It contains interviews with Thompson and Steadman, as well as some short excerpts from some of his work.
- Released
- 1978-11-02
- Genres
- Documentary, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 51 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nigel Finch
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Hunter S. Thompson as Self
- Ralph Steadman as Self
- Edward Judd as Reader (voice)
- John Dean as Self (uncredited)
- Bill Murray as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
- Audrey Hepburn as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
- Mel Ferrer as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dean Martin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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