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Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Exterminate all rational thought.
Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs' hallucinatory, "unfilmable" novel is finally realized on-screen by director David Cronenberg. Part-time exterminator and full-time drug addict Bill Lee (Peter Weller) plunges into the nightmarish netherworld of the Interzone, pursuing a mysterious project that leads him to confront sinister cabals and giant talking bugs. The fruit of an unholy union between two masters of the hilarious and the macabre, Naked Lunch mingles aspects of Burroughs' novel with incidents from his own life, resulting in a compendium of paranoid fantasies and a searching investigation into the mysteries of the writing process.
Canada / English
| Ian Holm | Tom Frost |
| Roy Scheider | Doctor Benway |
| Peter Weller | Bill Lee |
| Julian Sands | Yves Cloquet |
| Judy Davis | Joan Frost / Joan Lee |
| Monique Mercure | Fadela |
| Nicholas Campbell | Hank |
| Michael Zelniker | Martin |
| Robert A. Silverman | Hans |
| Joseph Scoren | Kiki |
| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Producer | Jeremy Thomas; Gabriella Martinelli |
| Writer | David Cronenberg; William S. Burroughs |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
| Musician | Howard Shore; Ornette Coleman |
Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs' hallucinatory, "unfilmable" novel is finally realized on-screen by director David Cronenberg. Part-time exterminator and full-time drug addict Bill Lee (Peter Weller) plunges into the nightmarish netherworld of the Interzone, pursuing a mysterious project that leads him to confront sinister cabals and giant talking bugs. The fruit of an unholy union between two masters of the hilarious and the macabre, Naked Lunch mingles aspects of Burroughs' novel with incidents from his own life, resulting in a compendium of paranoid fantasies and a searching investigation into the mysteries of the writing process.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Barcode | 715515014922 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 11/11/2003 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Subtitles | English |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 2 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $39.95 |
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Features
| Disc 1: | Disc One: The Movie Audio Commentary featuring Cronenberg and actor Peter Weller Production Stills Gallery Excerpts from the Novel Naked Lunch read by Author William S. Burroughs Disc Two: The Supplements Naked Making Lunch, a London Weekend Television documentary about the making of the film, direted by Chris Rodley Illustrated essay about the special effects in Naked Lunch by Jody Dunan, editor of Cinefex magazine, featuring artifacts from Cronenberg's archive Film stills gallery A collection of original marketing materials William S. Burroughs' audio recording of excerpts from Naked Lunch A collection of archival stills of William S. Burroughs from The Allen Ginsberg Trust 32-page booklet featuring essays by film critic Janet Maslin, Chris Rodley, Gary Indiana, and a piece by William S. Burroughs |