Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie

1984 · 90 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (23 votes)
Dir. Howard Brookner · Starring William S. Burroughs, Mortimer Burroughs, Lucien Carr, Jackie Curtis, Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno
Documentary

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.

VIBE

A raw, unfiltered dive into the mind of a literary provocateur. It feels like eavesdropping on a legend's confessions, a dense, often challenging, but always compelling journey through a life lived on the edge.

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