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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978-11-02
6.938
en 51m
DocumentaryTV Movie
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.

Producer

Nigel Finch

Editor

Chris Lysaght

Art Department Coordinator

Bob Blagden

Sound

John Tellick

Sound Mixer

Mike Billing

Director

Nigel Finch

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Omnibus
  • BBC