Naked Lunch (film)
1991 film by David Cronenberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naked Lunch is a 1991 surrealist science fiction drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, and Roy Scheider. It is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs's 1959 novel of the same name, and an international co-production of Canada, Britain, and Japan.
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Directed by | David Cronenberg |
Written by | David Cronenberg |
Based on | Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs |
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Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
Edited by | Ronald Sanders |
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Running time | 115 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $16–18 million[5][6][7] |
Box office | $2.6 million[8] |
The film was released on 27 December 1991 in the United States by 20th Century Fox, and 24 April 1992 in the United Kingdom by First Independent Films. It received positive reviews from critics, but was a box office flop, grossing only $2.6 million against a $17–18 million budget due to a limited release. It won numerous honours, including the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director and seven Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. Naked Lunch has since become a cult film, acclaimed for its surrealistic visual and thematic elements.