Stars: Judy Davis,
Ian Holm, Julian Sands,
Roy Scheider, Peter Weller
Director: David Cronenberg
Exterminate All
Rational Thought!
Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs' hallucinatory,
"un-filmable" novel isfinally realized on-screen bydirector David Cronenberg. Part-time
exterminator andfull-time drug addict Bill Lee (Peter Weller) plunges into
thenightmarish netherworld of theInterzone, pursuinga mysterious project that leads himto confront sinister cabals andgiant talking bugs. The fruit of an unholy
union between two masters of thehilarious andthemacabre, Naked Lunch mingles aspects
of Burroughs' novel with incidents from his own life, resulting ina compendium of paranoid fantasies anda searching investigation into themysteries of thewriting process.
Format:
Widescreen (1.78:1) (Enhanced for 16x9)
Special Features:
Audio Commentary (featuring Cronenberg and
Actor Peter Weller),
Production Stills Gallery, Excerpts from the Novel
Naked Lunch (Read by Author William S. Burroughs),
Naked Making Lunch (A London Weekend Television Documentary About The Making-of
The Film), Illustrated Essay About The Special Effects In Naked Lunch, Film
Stills Gallery, A Collection Of Original Marketing Materials, A Collection Of
Archival Stills of William S. Burroughs (From The Allen Ginsberg Trust), 32-Page
Booklet, Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital Surround)
Subtitles: English
Number Of
Discs: 2
Sides: 1
Layers: Dual
Running Time: 115 minutes
Rated: R
Company:
Criterion
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