The Naked Lunch

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:The_Naked_Lunch_(1991_film)
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
surrealism
The Naked Lunch (1991 film) directed by David Cronenberg
gptkbp:audience mixed reviews
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkbp:awards Best Director nomination at Cannes
Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at Academy Awards
gptkbp:based_on novel by William S. Burroughs
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
$1.5 million
$18 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Judy_Davis
gptkb:Peter_Weller
gptkb:Roy_Scheider
gptkb:Ian_Holm
gptkbp:censorship banned in several countries
gptkbp:character gptkb:Joan_Lee
gptkb:Dr._Benway
gptkb:The_Exterminator
gptkb:William_Lee
The Mugwump
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Peter_Suschitzky
dreamlike
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Peter_Suschitzky
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:obscenity_trial
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
mixed
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:cultists
gptkb:Beat_Generation
gptkb:significant
gptkb:counterculture_movement
influenced literature
influenced visual arts
influenced film
influenced music
influential film
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:freedom_of_expression
gptkb:cannon
gptkb:counterculture_movement
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:film gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:North_Africa
1950s America
gptkbp:film_awards Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for Genie Awards
gptkbp:film_debut The Naked Lunch novel
gptkbp:film_editing Ronald Sanders
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_length 108 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Ticket_That_Exploded
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Howard_Shore
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkb:novel
gptkb:drama
gptkb:thriller
nonlinear narrative
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Naked Lunch
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Beat_Generation
postmodern literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkb:Hunter_S._Thompson
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
gptkb:William_Gibson
gptkb:film
postmodern literature
counterculture movements
psychedelic art
avant-garde literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Beat_Generation
gptkb:Dadaism
gptkb:Surrealism
postmodern literature
surrealism
gptkbp:inspiration Burroughs' experiences
gptkbp:inspired_by Burroughs' experiences
Burroughs' writing style
William S. Burroughs' life
gptkbp:isbn 978-0802133451
978-0-8021-3702-1
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:William_Lee
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Howard_Shore
gptkbp:narrative first-person
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
nonlinear
cut-up technique
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Dr._Benway
The Mugwump
The Black Meat
The Interzone inhabitants
The Yage Doctor
gptkbp:notable_characters gptkb:Joan_Lee
gptkb:Dr._Benway
gptkb:William_Lee
The Mugwump
The Black Meat
The Interzone inhabitants
The Yage
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I am a prisoner of my own mind.”
“ Language is a virus.”
“ The past is a fiction.”
“ There is no other way to be.”
“ The only thing that matters is the experience.”
“ There is no reality, only perception.”
“ I am a writer, and I am a drug addict.”
“ I am the drug.”
“ The only thing that matters is the writing.”
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:addiction
gptkb:identity
gptkb:society
alienation
surveillance
control
sexuality
dystopia
transgression
reality distortion
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:255
256
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Junky
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Jeremy_Thomas
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:William_Lee
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1959
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Grove_Press
gptkb:Olympia_Press
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1991
gptkbp:remake gptkb:none
gptkbp:runtime 108 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkbp:set_in 1950s
gptkbp:setting various locations
interzone
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Judy_Davis
gptkb:Peter_Weller
gptkb:Ian_Holm
gptkbp:structure episodic
gptkbp:theme gptkb:addiction
gptkb:identity
surrealism
control
gptkbp:themes gptkb:addiction
gptkb:identity
reality
surrealism
surveillance
identity crisis
control
control and power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Cronenberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4