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Burroughs

IMDb ID: tt0087012 · Year: 1983 · Rating: 7.6 (138 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Documentary on the life of William S. Burroughs.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingUnratedRelease Date1983-02-22Runtime86 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsliterary
interview
eccentricity
directorial debut
author
Production CompaniesCitifilmworks
DPI Propaganda
Illuminations Films
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087012/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0087012.jpgUpdated At2025-11-29T03:42:14

Stars

William S. Burroughs Jr.
Mortimer Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
Jackie Curtis
Allen Ginsberg
John Giorno
James Grauerholtz
Brion Gysin
Lauren Hutton
Patti Smith

Directors

Howard Brookner

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: William S. Burroughs Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Mortimer Burroughs | Character: Self
Actor: William S. Burroughs | Character: Self
Actor: Jackie Curtis | Character: Nurse
Actor: Allen Ginsberg | Character: Actor
Actor: John Giorno | Character: Actor
Actor: James Grauerholtz | Character: Self
Actor: Brion Gysin | Character: Actor
Actor: Lauren Hutton | Character: Self
Actor: Patti Smith | Character: Actress
Actor: Terry Southern | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Howard Brookner | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Howard Brookner | Role: Producer
Name: Alan Yentob | Role: Producer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ben Morris | Role: Editor
Name: Scott Vickrey | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Dean Humphreys | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Jarmusch | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Howard Brookner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Camp | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom DiCillo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cathy Dorsey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James A. Lebovitz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Larry Shiu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Southon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Thanks]
Name: Derek Jarman | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United Kingdom: February 22, 1983
United States: October 8, 1983 (New York Film Festival)
United States: February 10, 1984 (limited)
West Germany: September 1984
Australia: October 4, 1984
United States: June 26, 1985 (New England Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: May 5, 1988 (Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)

Awards

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Box Office

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