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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 2, 1978

Runtime

0h 51m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

User Score

77%

Original Title

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Production Companies

Omnibus, BBC

Director

Nigel Finch

Description

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.