William S. Burroughs Movies
- 1966
Chappaqua
Chappaqua6.91966HD
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in Sa...
- 2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within6.62010HD
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.
- 2009
FLicKeR
FLicKeR6.82009HD
In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize hu...
- 1994
Relics: Einstein's Brain
Relics: Einstein's Brain6.71994HD
Documentary about Kenji Sugimoto, professor in Math and Science history at Kinki university in Japan. He has spent the last 30 years publishing works...
- 1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway5.71989HD
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hort...
- 1991
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees6.41991HD
Computer programmer/beekeeper Jacob gets a "television" implanted in his brain by a race of telekinetic bees, which causes him to experience severe ha...
- 1984
Decoder
Decoder6.21984HD
F.M. discovers that different sonic frequencies induce different patterns of behaviour in listeners, first in his own studio but later in the local "H...
- 1999
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles11999HD
One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been o...
- 1989
Twister
Twister5.71989HD
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is...
- 2008
Obscene
Obscene52008HD
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"...
- 1963
William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot6.11963HD
A bizarre silent short film showing author William S. Burroughs negotiating to buy a parrot.
- 1993
The Junky's Christmas
The Junky's Christmas6.9171993HD
Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spir...
- 1986
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America6.31986HD
Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
- 1994
Glitterbug
Glitterbug6.31994HD
A collage of Derek Jarman's super 8 footage spanning over 20 years.
- 2000
Condo Painting
Condo Painting02000HD
John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the cou...
- 1963
Towers Open Fire
Towers Open Fire6.71963HD
Antony Balch tackles key themes and ideas from the writing of William S. Burroughs in a unique, cinematic style.
- 1972
Bill and Tony
Bill and Tony5.91972HD
Experimental film by William S. Burroughs and Antony Balch
- 1982
Ghost at No. 9
Ghost at No. 981982HD
Experimental artistic film which uses the milieu of experimental art with a background of various kinds of sounds and music. (worldcat.org) Posthumous...
- 1966
The Cut-Ups
The Cut-Ups6.81966HD
Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this...
- 1986
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave7.8131986HD
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985...