Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978·51'

Nigel Finch

DocumentaryTV Movie

★ 7.1

Letterboxd TMDB #164808

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. 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)