Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978Fear 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.
Acted in
Hunter S. Thompson
as Self
Ralph Steadman
as Self
Edward Judd
as Reader (voice)
John Dean
as Self (uncredited)
Bill Murray
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Audrey Hepburn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean Martin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)