Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a documentary film produced by BBC Omnibus 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.[1] It contains interviews with Thompson and Steadman, as well as some short excerpts from some of his work.
Availability[]
The film is featured in The Criterion Collection edition of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Notes and references[]
- ^ The Joke's Over, R.Steadman, London : 2006, Heinemann ISBN 978-0-434-01606-8
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Criterion Collection, disc 2
- Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood at IMDb
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