Francis Ford Coppola presents William S. Burroughs' The Junky's Christmas
written by William S. Burroughs and James Grauerholz; directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Publication:
- Port Washington, NY : Koch, 2006
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- Summary:
- Part claymation and part live action, The Junky's Christmas, depicts a story by William S. Burroughs written in 1952. Danny the car wiper, a desperate character who has just been released from jail on the upper west side of Manhattan, searches for a fix on a cold Christmas day. His story ends in a revelation that even Danny could never have thought possible.
Ironbound is a 20-minute short about a boy who finds an old sailor and an ironbound submarine in a junkyard, underscored by songs from Joe Jackson's Night music. Traveling light features the music of Van Morrison, conceived and directed by Moreleigh Steinberg. - Table of Contents:
- Junky's Christmas
- Ironbound
- Traveling light.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- In English.
- Included Works:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD.
- Performers:
- William S. Burroughs, Jon Blumb, Wes Pittman, Lou Propst, Steven Lowe.
- General Notes:
- DVD release of 3 short films.
Includes the short films : Ironbound and Traveling Light. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, black & whiteand color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- JUN 1994 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 141722939X
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Koch Vision: KOC-DV-6415
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1053324843
75183171 [Invalid]
