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20th Century Fox
Directed by: David Cronenberg
"Exterminate all rational thought." Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs' hallucinatory, "unfilmable" novel is finally realized on-screen by director David Cronenberg. Part-time exterminator and full-time drug addict Bill Lee (Peter Weller) plunges into the nightmarish netherworld of the Interzone, pursuing a mysterious project that leads him to confront sinister cabals and giant talking bugs. The fruit of an unholy union between two masters of the hilarious and the macabre, Naked Lunch mingles aspects of Burroughs' novel with incidents from his own life, resulting in a compendium of paranoid fantasies and a searching investigation into the mysteries of the writing process.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Surround 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Gallery, Advertising, Audio Recording, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring David Cronenberg and actor Peter Weller
- Naked Making Lunch, a 1992 documentary by Chris Rodley about the making of the film
- Special effects gallery, featuring artwork and photos alongside an essay by film writer Jody Duncan
- Collection of original marketing materials
- Audio recording of William S. Burroughs reading from his novel Naked Lunch
- Gallery of photos taken by poet Allen Ginsberg of Burroughs
- Film stills gallery
- A booklet featuring reprinted pieces by film critic Janet Maslin, critic and novelist Gary Indiana, filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley, and William S. Burroughs
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Karen Stetler
Release Notes on Restoration
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen sets, the image should fill the screen. This new high—definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm interpositive and was approved by David Cronenberg. The Soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original LT/ RT print masters, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.