at first i thought "hey this isn't very cronenbergian" but then a random character at a bar casually asked our protagonist if he was "a faggot" then leaned back to reveal a giant humanoid bug monster sitting next to him and i was like oh sure
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EN
Directed by David Cronenberg
Naked Lunch
An atmospheric, gritty crime.
Crime
Drama
1991
1h 55m
3.8(113k)via LetterboxdPeter Weller + 4 more
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
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6What people say
it's a kafka high. you feel like a bug
I personally would not have invented a typewriter that can cum but that's why David Cronenberg is a genius and I'm just some schmo typing this review on a bone dry keyboard.
Common questions
What is Naked Lunch about?+
The film follows an exterminator who descends into a paranoid, drug-addled hallucinatory state within the mysterious city of Interzone after accidentally killing his wife.
Who directed Naked Lunch?+
David Cronenberg directed the film in 1991, continuing his thematic exploration of psychological transformation and bodily horror.
Is Naked Lunch based on a book?+
Yes, the film is a loose, surreal adaptation of the novel by William S. Burroughs, incorporating key elements of the author's own life.
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