Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

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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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

TV Movie

Duration:

51 minutes

Year:

1978

Director:

Nigel Finch

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Company:

Omnibus,

BBC

Cast:
Hunter S. Thompson

Self

Ralph Steadman

Self

Edward Judd

Reader (voice)

John Dean

Self (uncredited)

Bill Murray

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Crew:
Nigel Finch

Producer

Chris Lysaght

Editor

Bob Blagden

Art Department Coordinator

John Tellick

Sound

Mike Billing

Sound Mixer