Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
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.
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978)
Nigel Finch
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
7.1/10
9 votes
Rating consensus
71/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~71/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Hunter S. Thompson
Self
Ralph Steadman
Self
Edward Judd
Reader (voice)
John Dean
Self (uncredited)
Bill Murray
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Audrey Hepburn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Doyle-Murray
Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean Martin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978)
Nigel Finch
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