Burroughs:TheMovieexploresthelifeandtimesofcontroversialNakedLunchauthorWilliamS.Burroughs,withanintimacyneverbeforeseenandneverrepeated.ThefilmchartsthedevelopmentofBurroughs'uniqueliterarystyleandhiswildlyunconventionallife,includinghistravelsfromtheAmericanMidwesttoNorthAfricaandseveralpersonaltragedies.Burroughs:TheMovieisthefirstandonlyfeaturelengthdocumentarytobemadewithandaboutBurroughs.ThefilmwasdirectedbythelateHowardBrookner.Itwasbegunin1978asBrookner'sseniorthesisatNYUfilmschoolandthenexpandedintoafeaturewhichwascompleted5yearslaterin1983.SoundwasrecordedbyJimJarmuschandthefilmwasshotbyTomDiCillo,fellowNYUclassmatesandbothveryclosefriendsofBrookner's.