Burroughs: The Movie

February. 10,1984 NR

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Documentary

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Biography Drug Addiction Junkie

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.

William S. Burroughs as Self

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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