William S. Burroughs Movies

  • 2001
    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    72001HD

    The last words of the gangster Dutch Schultz form the starting point for this animated documentary. The FBI noted these words down on Schultz’...

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
  • 1990
    The Black Rider

    The Black Rider

    The Black Rider

    7.51990HD

    Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as...

    The Black Rider
  • 2006
    Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

    5.92006HD

    A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd...

    Wanderlust
  • 1963
    William Buys a Parrot

    William Buys a Parrot

    William Buys a Parrot

    5.91963HD

    A bizarre silent short film showing author William S. Burroughs negotiating to buy a parrot.

    William Buys a Parrot
  • 1998
    Destroy All Rational Thought

    Destroy All Rational Thought

    Destroy All Rational Thought

    6.51998HD

    The great Beat Generation experiments took place in Tangier, the Moroccan city where William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and the Moroccan painter Hamri...

    Destroy All Rational Thought
  • 2013
    Coda II

    Coda II

    Coda II

    02013HD

    Gidal describes the film’s ‘so-called imagery’ as ‘a complex of barely visible cuts in space and time, the opposite of...

    Coda II
  • 2015
    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    02015HD

    After two years of filming, director Howard Brookner brought inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III a trunkful of William S. Burroughs...

    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
  • 1994
    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    6.81994HD

    Documentary about Kenji Sugimoto, professor in Math and Science history at Kinki university in Japan. He has spent the last 30 years publishing works...

    Relics: Einstein's Brain
  • 2009
    Ma bande magnétique arrière

    Ma bande magnétique arrière

    Ma bande magnétique arrière

    02009HD

    Ma bande magnétique arrière
  • 2014
    William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash

    William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash

    William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash

    02014HD

    To celebrate the 100th birthday of America's most audacious writer, William S. Burroughs, Chicago Humanities Festival brings together a motley crew...

    William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash
  • 2015
    William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

    William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

    William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

    02015HD

    Thelema Now! host Frater Puck discusses William S. Burroughs, possession, synchronicities and chaos magick

    William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
  • 1982
    Ghost at No. 9

    Ghost at No. 9

    Ghost at No. 9

    81982HD

    Experimental artistic film which uses the milieu of experimental art with a background of various kinds of sounds and music. (worldcat.org)...

    Ghost at No. 9
  • 2008
    The Japanese Sandman

    The Japanese Sandman

    The Japanese Sandman

    52008HD

    At once wryly comedic travelogue and heartbreaking tale of love lost, THE JAPANESE SANDMAN is a visual interpretation of a letter William Burroughs'...

    The Japanese Sandman
  • 1967
    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    01967HD

    ... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William...

    Poem Posters
  • 1981
    Chelsea Hotel

    Chelsea Hotel

    Chelsea Hotel

    7.71981HD

    This TV documentary shows some of the colourful residents of and people connected with the New York Chelsea Hotel. Some highlights include Andy...

    Chelsea Hotel
  • 1990
    The Black Rider

    The Black Rider

    The Black Rider

    01990HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary of "The Black Rider/Der schwarze Reiter" or "The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets" a "musical fable" in...

    The Black Rider
  • 1972
    Bill and Tony

    Bill and Tony

    Bill and Tony

    6.41972HD

    Experimental film by William S. Burroughs and Antony Balch

    Bill and Tony
  • 2013
    Coda I + Coda II

    Coda I + Coda II

    Coda I + Coda II

    02013HD

    Peter Gidal’s starting point for his 16mm film was a soundtrack that consists of three lines from a 1,000 word story written by Gidal in 1971,...

    Coda I + Coda II
  • 1963
    Towers Open Fire

    Towers Open Fire

    Towers Open Fire

    6.51963HD

    Antony Balch tackles key themes and ideas from the writing of William S. Burroughs in a unique, cinematic style.

    Towers Open Fire
  • 1970
    Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    6.41970HD

    A short film about a mysterious ceremony, based on an essay by William S. Burroughs.

    Ice Cream