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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Film / 1978

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Directed by Nigel Finch
DocumentaryTV movie

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

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, …

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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.

Cast

Hunter S. ThompsonSelf Ralph SteadmanSelf Edward JuddReader (voice) John DeanSelf (uncredited) Bill MurraySelf / Nixon Voter (uncredited) Audrey HepburnSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) Brian Doyle-MurraySelf / Nixon Voter (uncredited) Mel FerrerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) Dean MartinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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