Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
movie
Released November 02, 1978
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Overview
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
as
Self
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Ralph Steadman
as
Self
Edward Judd
as
Reader (voice)
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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)