William S. Burroughs

All Movies of William S. Burroughs

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  7.0
  Obscene
  A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
  Character: Himself (archive footage)

   2007

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  7.1
  William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
  An hour-long interview with author William S. Burroughs in which he expounds on American culture, art and morals.
  Character: Himself

   1991

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  Drugstore Cowboy
  Bob (Matt Dillon) is an energetic junkie who leads his wife (Kelly Lynch) and another couple on a reckless spree of drugstore robberies, for drugs. When he has a brush with death, Bob realizes he must leave both his addiction and ...
   1989

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  Burroughs: The Movie
  Burroughs: The Movie explores the life and times of controversial Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. The film charts the development of Burroughs' unique literary style ...
  Character: Self

   1983

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  Prologue
  Presents the rival philosophies of young people, militant protest or communal retreat, set against the political upheaval of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
   1970

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  Chappaqua
  Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran.
   1966