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Naked Lunch ()

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After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
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Bill Lee
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Joan Frost / Joan Lee
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Tom Frost
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Yves Cloquet
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Dr. Benway
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Fadela
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Hank
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Martin
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Hans
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Kiki (as Joseph Scorsiani)
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Creature Voices / Exterminator #2
Yuval Daniel ...
Hafid
John Friesen ...
Hauser
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O'Brien
Howard Jerome ...
A.J. Cohen
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Pawnbroker
Kurt Reis ...
Exterminator #1
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Exterminator #3 (as Justin Louis)
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Exterminator #4
Jim Yip ...
The Chink
Claude Aflalo ...
Forgeman
Laurent Hazout ...
Interzone Boy
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Interzone Boy (as Joe Dimambro)

Directed by

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David Cronenberg

Written by

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William S. Burroughs ... (novel)
 
David Cronenberg ... (written by)

Produced by

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Gabriella Martinelli ... co-producer
Jeremy Thomas ... producer

Music by

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Ornette Coleman
Howard Shore

Cinematography by

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Peter Suschitzky ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ronald Sanders

Editorial Department

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Evan Ayotte ... cutter
Bernadette Kelly ... second assistant editor
Patricia Lambkin ... second assistant editor
Michael Rea ... first assistant editor / post-production coordinator
Christopher Severn ... color timer
Benjamin Tucker ... assistant post-production coordinator
Sandra Tucker ... post-production coordinator
Pete Watson ... second assistant editor (as Peter Watson)

Casting By

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Deirdre Bowen

Production Design by

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Carol Spier

Art Direction by

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James McAteer

Set Decoration by

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Elinor Rose Galbraith

Costume Design by

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Denise Cronenberg

Makeup Department

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Marlene Aarons ... assistant makeup artist
Rhoda Ancill ... hair stylist
Veronica Ciandre ... hair stylist
Christine Hart ... makeup artist / makeup department head
Carmen MacDonald ... hair stylist
Judy Murdock ... assistant makeup artist (as Judy Murdoch)
Marilyn O'Quinn ... assistant makeup artist
Lucy M. Orton ... hair stylist (as Lucy Orton)

Production Management

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Michael Saxton ... post-production supervisor
Marilyn Stonehouse ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Board ... first assistant director
Simon Board ... third assistant director
Michael G. Burke ... trainee assistant director (as Michael Burke)
Cassandra Cronenberg ... trainee assistant director
Terry Gould ... second assistant director

Art Department

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John Bannister ... key scenic artist
Paul Bannister ... construction trainee
Gordon Becker ... carpenter
Carlos Caneca ... set dresser trainee
Marlene Chapelle ... assistant carpenter
Howard Munford Choice ... prop builder
Jean-Baptiste Chuat ... Poster Art
Brian Clancy ... carpenter
Janet Cormack ... scenic artist
Joe Curtin ... construction coordinator
Kevin Curtin ... carpenter
Rossana DeCampo ... scenic painter
Paula Deresti ... set dresser
Ron Dickie ... propsman
John Dondertman ... first assistant art director
Danielle Fleury ... assistant set decorator
Otto Fondan ... scenic artist
Ian Fraser ... head carpenter
Christopher Geggie ... assistant property master
Pamela Gibson ... prop builder
Lorelee Godden ... assistant carpenter
Steve Haines ... carpenter
Doug Harlocker ... property master (as Douglas Harlocker)
Jacqui Hemingway ... scenic painter
Michael Hyde ... carpenter
John Keenan ... carpenter
Murray Keith ... carpenter
George Kocuba ... assistant carpenter
Sabri Lariani ... assistant head carpenter
Brian Lumley ... carpenter
Joe Madziak ... carpenter
Rick Marshall ... carpenter
David Melrose ... carpenter
Allan Meuse ... carpenter
John Morrison ... set dresser
Peter P. Nicolakakos ... set dresser
Jak Oliver ... scenic artist
Gregg Olsson ... painting supervisor
Denis Perrier ... assistant head carpenter
Warren Quigley ... scenic painter
Terry Redman ... construction bookkeeper
Myles Roth ... carpenter
Pat Shatka ... scenic painter
Bruce Sweezie ... carpenter
Clive Thomasson ... lead set dresser
Benno Tutter ... third assistant art director
Arlindo Vicente ... set dresser
Gareth Wilson ... set dresser
Mark Wood ... laborer
John Todd ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Appleby ... re-recording mixer
Richard Cadger ... dialogue editor
Tony Currie ... dialogue editor
Bryan Day ... sound mixer
Henry Embry ... cable person
David Evans ... sound effects editor
James A. Gore ... foley assistant
Wayne Griffin ... dialogue editor
Richard Harkness ... assistant sound editor
Layne Harris ... boom operator
Sean Kelly ... assistant sound editor
Judy 'Lucky' Kemeny ... assistant sound editor (as Judy Kemeni)
Michael LaCroix ... boom operator (as Michael Lacroix)
Susan Maggi ... assistant sound editor
Andy Malcolm ... foley artist
Peter Maxwell ... re-recording mixer
Dale Sheldrake ... dialogue editor
Lou Solakofski ... foley recordist
Jane Tattersall ... sound effects editor
Don White ... re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Carol Bauman ... animatronics technician
Brian Dewe ... animatronics engineer
Joel Friesch ... animatronics technician
Guy Hudson ... animatronics technician
Jamie Hyneman ... animatronics technician (as James Hynemar)
Dave Isaac ... animatronics technician
Conrad Itchener ... animatronics technician
James Pennington Kent ... animatronics technician
Victoria Lewis ... animatronics technician
Tim Lidstone ... animatronics technician
Michelle Lyman ... animatronics technician
Ted Ross ... floor special effects
Mark Siegel ... animatronics technician (as Mark Siegal)
Valerie Sofranko ... animatronics technician
Paul Theren ... animatronics technician
Lauren Vogt ... animatronics technician
Danny Wagner ... animatronics technician
Harold Weed ... animatronics technician
Michael Wick ... animatronics technician
David Wiezer ... animatronics technician / animatronics technician: special effects
Chris Walas ... special creatures & effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scotty Allan ... gaffer
Michael Auger ... electrician
Blake Balentine ... rigging/daily grips
Ian Bibby ... second electrician
Sam Bojin ... best boy electric
John Botelho ... electrician
Hugh Brule ... best boy grip
Ted Churchill ... steadicam operator
Kent Columbus ... rigging/daily grips
Arthur E. Cooper ... second assistant camera (as Arthur Cooper)
Alex Dawes ... rigging/daily grips
Attila Dory ... still photographer
Nigel Draper ... electrician
Tom Durnan ... electrician
Richard Gaal ... rigging spark (as R.D. Gaal)
Duane Gullison ... generator operator
Brian Hamill ... still photographer
David Hynes ... dolly grip
Colin Jones ... grip
Mark Manchester ... key grip
Mike McDonald ... first electrician (as Michael McDonald)
Marvin Midwicki ... focus puller
Steve Morrisson ... electrician (as Steve Morrison)
Kevin Murphy ... electrician
Steve Myers ... electrician
Malcolm Nefsky ... grip
Gregory Palermo ... rigging/daily grips
Ronald G. Paulauskas ... rigging/daily grips
Lisa Pilcher ... camera trainee
Michael Ruggles ... electrician (as Mike Ruggles)
Tracy Shaw ... grip
Cactus Simser ... lighting technician
James Storie ... video assistant
Harry Stroud ... second electrician (as Harold D. Stroud)
Adam Suschitzky ... camera trainee
Peter Suschitzky ... camera operator
Owen Taylor ... electrician
David Willetts ... electrician
David J. Woods ... video assistant
David Zimmerman ... rigging/daily grips

Casting Department

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Youssef Abedalnour ... extras casting: interzone
Eleanor Lavender ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Silvio Berti ... wardrobe assistant
Brenda Gilles ... costume supervisor
Ann Henshaw ... wardrobe assistant
Julie Jones ... seamstress

Location Management

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Michael Brownstone ... location manager
Will Hoddinott ... location assistant

Music Department

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Denardo Coleman ... musician: The Ornette Coleman Trio
Ornette Coleman ... musician: The Ornette Coleman Trio
Homer Denison ... orchestrator
Suzana Peric ... music editor
Barre Phillips ... musician: The Ornette Coleman Trio
Nic Ratner ... assistant music editor
Howard Shore ... conductor
Alan Snelling ... music recording engineer
Samantha Swan ... assistant music recording engineer
Ray Williams ... music supervisor
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Jonathan Snowden ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dug Rotstein ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Eldie Benson ... head driver
Eddie Bowman ... driver (as Ed Bowman)
Brian Cole ... driver
Ron Coles ... driver
Mike Curran ... transportation coordinator (as Michael Curran)
Mac Day ... driver
Jerome McCann ... driver
Doug Rice ... driver: construction department
Steven Sacrob ... driver (as Steve Sacrob)
Nick Schefter ... driver
Oliver Steins ... driver
Mark Van Alstyne ... driver captain
John van Noord ... driver

Additional Crew

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Connie Angland ... purchasing agent
Jon Berg ... technical advisor
Lesley Clark ... production secretary
Jocelyn Cousins ... assistant: Mr. Thomas
Hazel Crombie ... accountant: UK
Sevilla Delofski ... assistant: Mr. Thomas
Prudence Emery ... unit publicist
Vic Fraser ... copyist
Deb Geaghan ... assistant accountant
Mary Margaret Gibbons ... bookkeeper
Lori Greenberg ... assistant: Ms. Martinelli
Evangeline Griego ... assistant: Ms. Martinelli
James Isaac ... project supervisor
Helene LeBlanc ... stand-in (as Helene Leblanc)
Kelly Lepkowsky ... mechanical supervisor (as Kelly Lepowski)
Jim Lovisek ... insect/centipede wrangler (as James Lovisek)
John Martins-Mantiega ... director's Observer
Michelle Mundy ... assistant: Mr. Weller
Julie Oudot ... assistant: Mr. Thomas
Rick Parker ... animal wrangler
John Picard ... stand-in
Janet Riggs ... assistant: Mr. Weller
Bev Ross ... assistant accountant (as Beverly Ross)
Stephen Scott ... production office assistant
Mark Siegel ... creature maker
Teri Spasov ... accountant: Canada
Ron Swinburne ... financial controller
Jeremy Thomas ... presenter
Sandra Tucker ... assistant: Mr. Cronenberg
Wim Van Thillo ... mold supervisor (as Wim van Thillo)
Mark Walas ... general manager: CWI
Scott Walas ... business manager
Roz Wyllie ... assistant: Ray Williams
Deborah Zwicker ... production coordinator
Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer (uncredited)
Mykel Denis ... creature maker (uncredited)
Andrew P. Kirkham ... audio commentary producer [gb] (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Not an adaptation of beat writer William S. Burrough's novel but a mix of biography and an interpretation of his drug- induced writing processes combined with elements of his work in this paranoid fantasy about Bill Lee, a writer who accidentally shoots his wife, whose typewriter transforms into a cockroach and who becomes involved in a mysterious plot in North African port called Interzone. Wonderfully bizarre, not unlike Burrough's books. Written by Keith Loh

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Taglines David Cronenberg and William S. Burroughs invite you to lunch. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le festin nu (Canada, French title)
  • Hadaka no lunch (Japan)
  • 裸のランチ (Japan, Japanese title)
  • David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch (United States)
  • Le festin nu (France)
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Runtime
  • 115 min
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Box Office

Budget $16,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The movie is packed with characters based on real people and events from the life of Burroughs. Like Bill Lee, William S. Burroughs was an exterminator and drug addict, who accidentally shot his wife during a drunken game of "William Tell". Joan Lee is based on Joan Vollmer, Burroughs' deceased wife. Hank and Martin, Bill's fellow writers, are Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Burroughs moved to a section of Tangier, Morocco, known as the "International Zone", hence "Interzone". Tom Frost is based on Paul Bowles, and Kiki was the name of a young man Burroughs had a same-sex affair with in Tangier, while writing "Naked Lunch". See more »
Goofs The glass shot off Judy Davis' head changes to a plastic glass. First instance as the glass is falling off her head after the shot and then at end of film it is a plastic glass Ms Davis balances on her head. It remains plastic until it falls to floor and changes back into glass. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Rush/Naked Lunch/The Prince of Tides/Fried Green Tomatoes/Madame Bovary (1991). See more »
Soundtracks Vaya Con Dios See more »
Quotes Tom Frost: They say you murdered your wife. Is that true?
Bill Lee: Who told you that?
Tom Frost: Word gets around.
Bill Lee: It wasn't murder. It was an accident.
Tom Frost: There are no accidents. For example, I've been killing my own wife slowly over a period of years.
Bill Lee: What?
Tom Frost: Well, not intentionally. I mean, on the level of conscious intention, it's insane, monstrous.
Bill Lee: But you do consciously know it. You just said it. We're discussing it.
Tom Frost: Not consciously. This is all happening telepathically, non-consciously.
Bill Lee: What do you mean?
Tom Frost: If you look carefully at my lips, you'll realize that I'm actually saying something else. I'm not actually telling you about the several ways I'm gradually murdering Joan.
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