Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Nov 2, 1978

0h 51m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

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Documentary

TV Movie

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Omnibus

BBC

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Cast

Self

Hunter S. Thompson

Self

Ralph Steadman

Reader (voice)

Edward Judd

Self (uncredited)

John Dean

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Bill Murray

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Brian Doyle-Murray

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Ferrer

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dean Martin

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