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Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
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90 min | Documentary, Biography

Burroughs: The Movie (1983)

Not Rated

90 min | Documentary, Biography

Burroughs: The Movie explores the life and times of controversial Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. The film charts the development of Burroughs' unique literary style and his ...See moreBurroughs: The Movie explores the life and times of controversial Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. The film charts the development of Burroughs' unique literary style and his wildly unconventional life, including his travels from the American Midwest to North Africa and several personal tragedies. Burroughs: The Movie is the first and only feature length documentary to be made with and about Burroughs. The film was directed by the late Howard Brookner. It was begun in 1978 as Brookner's senior thesis at NYU film school and then expanded into a feature which was completed 5 years later in 1983. Sound was recorded by Jim Jarmusch and the film was shot by Tom DiCillo, fellow NYU classmates and both very close friends of Brookner's. Written by Pinball London See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
William S. Burroughs Self Self See fewer	Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Allen Ginsberg Self Self See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Herbert Huncke Self Self See fewer	Huncke (1990)
James Grauerholtz Self (as James Grauerholz) Self (as James Grauerholz) See fewer	Queer (I) (2024)
Terry Southern Self Self See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Brion Gysin Self Self See fewer	Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
Lucien Carr Self Self See fewer	Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
John Giorno Self Self See fewer	IDn4 (1991)
Mortimer Burroughs Self Self See fewer	Arena (1975)
Jackie Curtis Self Self See fewer	Women in Revolt (1971)
Francis Bacon Self Self See fewer	Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
Otto Belue Self Self See fewer	Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
Patti Smith Self Self See fewer	Noah (2014)
William S. Burroughs Jr. Self Self See fewer	Arena (1975)
Stewart Meyer Self - Dr. Limpf (segment "Dr. Benway") (as Stew Meyer) Self - Dr. Limpf (segment "Dr. Benway") (as Stew Meyer) See fewer	Uncle Howard (2016)
Lauren Hutton Self - SNL Presenter (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - SNL Presenter (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	American Gigolo (1980)