Where to Watch Burroughs: The Movie (1983) in the US

What it's about

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 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.

Cast and crew

Director

Howard Brookner

Starring

William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke

Details

Release date

Apr 11, 1984

Language

English

Country

United States

Where to Watch Burroughs: The Movie (1983) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Burroughs: The Movie in the United States?

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