Burroughs: The Movie

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Burroughs: The Movie

1984

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92%

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12 Reviews

86%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Burroughs is a documentary portrait of a man who was willing to try everything, and who has so far survived everything. The one thing you miss in the film is the sound of laughter.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 20, 2018

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Kaleem Aftab

Independent (UK)

One of the most intimate and intriguing portraits of the iconic author... This is no hagiography, with Burroughs captured at his inimitable best and cranky worst.

May 15, 2018

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Tom Long

Detroit News

There is probably a better, more complete film to be made about Burroughs someday, but it will likely contain parts of this film that are irreplaceable.

Rated: B

Apr 10, 2015

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

Brookner's film may not be worthy of the gods, but its certainly a heartfelt portrait of a man who seemed at odds expressing his own emotions beyond the violence inherent in typewriting.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 20, 2020

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Lucy Sante

The New York Review of Books

Meticulous and entertaining...

Jun 15, 2018

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Christopher Machell

CineVue

An oft-moving portrayal of one of literature's most prominent voices, an intimate and humanising account of a legend of twentieth-century American culture.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 11, 2016

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Lost, but now is found. Good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Insightful documentary from the mouth of the man himself. A ton of interviews and clips of Burroughs being Burroughs, great little anecdotes of his friendships and some really raw footage of Burroughs in his element- aka fucked up and messing with guns.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Howard Brookner

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William Lee

Actor

William S. Burroughs Jr.

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Allen Ginsberg

Actor

Patti Smith

Actor

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Director: Howard Brookner