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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

★ 7.0/10•1978•51m•Documentary•TV Movie

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.

Nigel Finch · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime51m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 2, 1978

Actors

Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson

Self

Ralph Steadman

Self

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Reader (voice)

John Dean

Self (uncredited)

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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