Movie: Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson

Self

Ralph Steadman
Ralph Steadman

Self

Edward Judd
Edward Judd

Reader (voice)

John Dean
John Dean

Self (uncredited)

Bill Murray
Bill Murray

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray

Self / Nixon Voter (uncredited)

Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dean Martin
Dean Martin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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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.

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    1978-11-02

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    English
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