Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch is a book-based movie adapted from "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs. This Crime/Drama film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is December 27, 1991.
The Source Material
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Overview
Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume—that contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublis…
About The Movie
Description
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Details
- Title
- Naked Lunch
- Original Title
- Naked Lunch
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- US Limited Theatrical
- December 27, 1991 · Rated R