The best William S. Burroughs’s movies on YouTube

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

05/02/1914- 02/08/1997
Today we present the best William S. Burroughs’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best William S. Burroughs’s movies.

Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/10/1989
  • Character: Tom the Priest
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.3/10
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.

Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 10/02/1984
  • Character: Self
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr.

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
6.7/10
An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.

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