Burroughs: The Movie

Synopsis

Feature-length documentary about the American writer William S. Burroughs. A collaborative piece between Burroughs and film-maker Howard Brookner, the documentary looks at the writer’s controversial lifestyle and his most famous work ‘Naked Lunch’ featuring Burroughs’ alter ego William Lee.

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

1983

Notes

The Criterion Blu-Ray edition features the following:
New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New interviews with filmmakers Jim Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, and Tom DiCillo, as well as William S. Burroughs’s friends and fellow writers James Grauerholz and Stew Meyer
Rare outtakes
Footage from the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the film’s restoration
Thirty-minute experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton Jr
An essay by critic Luc Sante and a collage poster by artist Alison Mosshart

Subjects

Literature

Keywords

Burroughs, William S

Credits

Director

Howard Brookner

Contributor

William S Burroughs

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

BR Region B, Blu-Ray DVD

Price

£14.33

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

90 minutes

Year

2017

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Web

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Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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