Burroughs: The Movie

February. 10,1984      NR
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr.

Jackie Curtis as  Self
Allen Ginsberg as  Self
John Giorno as  Self
Patti Smith as  Self
Francis Bacon as  Self
Lauren Hutton as  Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

SoTrumpBelieve
1984/02/10

Must See Movie...

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InformationRap
1984/02/11

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Rio Hayward
1984/02/12

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Adeel Hail
1984/02/13

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

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