William S. Burroughs Movies

  • 2026
    This Is Buzz

    This Is Buzz

    This Is Buzz

    02026HD

    A mind-blowing music documentary about the first immersive TV show on MTV when MTV was cool.

    This Is Buzz
  • 1968
    Witchcraft Through the Ages

    Witchcraft Through the Ages

    Witchcraft Through the Ages

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    A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by...

    Witchcraft Through the Ages
  • 1982
    Taking Tiger Mountain

    Taking Tiger Mountain

    Taking Tiger Mountain

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    Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought...

    Taking Tiger Mountain
  • 1982
    The Discipline of D.E.

    The Discipline of D.E.

    The Discipline of D.E.

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    "The Discipline of D.E." is a short 16mm film directed by Gus Van Sant. It’s based on a story in “Exterminator!” by William...

    The Discipline of D.E.
  • 1976
    Underground and Emigrants

    Underground and Emigrants

    Underground and Emigrants

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    In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts...

    Underground and Emigrants
  • 1991
    Thanksgiving Prayer

    Thanksgiving Prayer

    Thanksgiving Prayer

    61991HD

    An indictment ballad of all the different political groups in America.

    Thanksgiving Prayer
  • 2012
    The Beat Hotel

    The Beat Hotel

    The Beat Hotel

    4.52012HD

    The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963,...

    The Beat Hotel
  • 2001
    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

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    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
  • 1970
    Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    6.31970HD

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

    Ice Cream
  • 2025
    Nova '78

    Nova '78

    Nova '78

    02025HD

    Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs,...

    Nova '78
  • 1991
    Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

    Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

    Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

    6.51991HD

    Computer programmer/beekeeper Jacob gets a "television" implanted in his brain by a race of telekinetic bees, which causes him to experience severe...

    Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
  • 1981
    Energy and How to Get It

    Energy and How to Get It

    Energy and How to Get It

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    Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about...

    Energy and How to Get It
  • 2012
    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    6.82012HD

    An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing...

    The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
  • 2003
    The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

    The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

    The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

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    A documentary about the film, I am Curious-Yellow (1967), and how it made it into the USA and changed film in USA forever by breaking the USA...

    The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
  • 1986
    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

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    Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.

    Ornette: Made in America
  • 1994
    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    Relics: Einstein's Brain

    6.7221994HD

    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
  • 1999
    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

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    Portland, 1988. Filmmaker Gus Van Sant shoots Drugstore Cowboy, the project that will bring he and his collaborators a formidable burst of mainstream...

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
  • 1984
    The Final Academy Documents

    The Final Academy Documents

    The Final Academy Documents

    81984HD

    Documentation of the showcase titled 'The Final Academy', filmed on October 4, 1982 in The Haçienda, Manchester. Video 1 features the movies...

    The Final Academy Documents
  • 1978
    Thot-Fal'N

    Thot-Fal'N

    Thot-Fal'N

    5.41978HD

    This film describes a psychological state "kin to moonstruck, its images emblems (not quite symbols) of suspension-of-self within consciousness and...

    Thot-Fal'N
  • 1979
    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    6.51979HD

    After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds