Production Companies Film Trustees Ltd., Naked Lunch Productions, Nippon Film Development and Finance, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), The Ontario Film Development Corporation, Téléfilm Canada
Other Titles • Naked Lunch (1991) • David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch • Le Festin nu • more
Trivia from Naked Lunch (1991)
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Budget estimate $12-15 million.
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Began shooting January 21, 1991; Completed shooting April 20, 1991; Released in New York City and Los Angeles, California December 27, 1991; Released in USA January 10, 1992.
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Shown at the 1991 Berlin Film Festival.
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Shot on location in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, using Film House color, Dolby sound.
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Also produced by Naked Lunch Inc.
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The director originally planned to shoot the film in Tangiers, but due to the outbreak of the Gulf War in January 1991, he abandoned the idea.
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Reviewed in New York Times 12/27/1991.
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Judy Davis was named best actress in 1992 for her performances in "Naked Lunch," "Barton Fink" and "Husbands and Wives" by the London Film Critics Circle. She was also awarded Best Supporting Actress in 1991 for her work in "Naked Lunch" and "Barton Fink."
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"Naked Lunch" received 11 Canadian Genie awards for 1992. The film was also honored for best screenplay and best director by the National Society of Film Critics. In addition, the film was chosen for best screenplay by the Boston Society of Film Critics in 1991.
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William S. Burroughs, who wrote the original story in 1959, was among other things, a Beat Generation writer along with fellow writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Burroughs exiled himself to Tangiers during the 1950's following the accidental shooting death of his wife, Joan, in 1951. Today, Burroughs continues to write and resides in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has lived since 1981.
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