Film

Burroughs: The Movie

7.019841h 30mNRDocumentary

Age rating: NR
Director: Howard Brookner
Year: 1984

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.

Top cast

William S. Burroughs

Self

Mortimer Burroughs

Self

Lucien Carr

Self

Jackie Curtis

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self

John Giorno

Self

James Grauerholz

Self

Brion Gysin

Self

Patti Smith

Self

Terry Southern

Self

Francis Bacon

Self

Lauren Hutton

Self (archive footage)

Directed by

Howard Brookner

Produced by

Howard Brookner