Eventually he finds the christmas spirit when he shares some morphine with a. One of the most notable of these tracks was the junkys christmas, a short story from his 1989 book interzone. An adultoriented, animated tale about a junkie who wanders the streets of new york on christmas day looking for a fix. The titular priest is the protagonist, an otherwise nameless heroin addict trying to score on christmas eve.
Junky before his 1959 breakthrough, naked lunch, an unknown william s. Kennedy, andrew ohagan, mark kurlansky, kirsty gunn, various, elisa segrave isbn. It was also made into a 1993 short claymation film directed. A bizarre christmas ephemeral film in which santa claus educated a pair of children about christmas and santa claus via a story about monkeys and monkey santa claus, and wraps up the tale with musings about how men and children are small minded to not believe in things that they cant see notably. Excerpt from the junkys christmas written and narrated by william s burroughs. It originally appears in the 1989 collection interzone and on the 1993 album spare ass annie and other tales. Fantastic narration by burroughs about danny, a poor unfortunate junkie who reveals his last remains of selflessness and humanity despite his urgent physical predicament. A junkys christmas shows that there are other stories to be told.
The junkys christmas hd streaming 1993 part1 video. It was christmas day and danny the car wiper hit the. Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of danny the carwiper, who spends christmas day trying to score a fix, but finds the christmas spirit instead. He is rewarded with divine intervention, and scores for the immaculate fix. The junkys christmas 1993 full movie download full hd. Buy the junkys christmas and other yuletide stories first edition by william trevor, william s. Check out the junkys christmas explicit by william s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Suddenly a warm flood pulsed through his veins and broke in his head like a thousand golden speedballs. Visit vintage junkys vintage home decor and design blog visit vintage junkys etsy shop for unique vintage home decor learn how to make elf inspired paper snowflakes from vintage junky c 2009, 2010, 2011 michelle hughes for vintage junky. If public schools really wanted kids to abstain from injecting needles in their arms they should drop d. Ive had a bootleg of it for years and im thrilled that its finally available for the general public. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21 minute claymation christmas film. The film had its world premiere at the 20 sundance film festival, garnering positive first reactions.
Fantastic narration by burroughs about danny, a poor unfortunate junkie who reveals his last remains of selflessness and. Burroughs tells a christmas tale for the ages, in which danny the carwiper, dopesick and freely sprung from prison, learns the true spirit of giving on christmas day. Store for organization addicts, selfimprovement junkies and stationery lovers. It was christmas day and danny the car wiper hit the street junksick. It appears in the 1989 collection interzone and on the 1993 album spare ass annie and other tales. The junkys christmas is a short story by william s. After searching the entire city, he dupes a doctor and gets a small dose via a pill. Sheena joughin is the author of things to do indoors 3. James grauerholz is an actor and writer, known for the junkys christmas 1993, burroughs. Burroughs in claymation form about a heroin addict named danny the wiper and his search for heroin on christmas day.
I couldnt help but chuckle watching burroughs appear in a cozy, holiday. Linda rose contact contributor broadcast restrictions. Fantastic narration by burroughs about danny, a poor unfortunate junkie who reveals his last remains of selflessness and humanity despite his. Junkys christmas and then it turns out that the download is just a text file. The junkys christmas animated short narrator voice 1993 william burroughs. Director the junkys christmas is a 1993 short claymation film directed by nick donkin and melodie mcdaniel. It was later adapted into short claymation film and a spoken word version was performed through a collaboration between william s. Nope, this film the junkys christmas is all about danny the carwiper, a junkie, who spends christmas day trying to score a fix. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A mix for holiday listening including a junkys christmas by william s burroughs.
Journal junkies get organised to live your best life. Burroughs the junkys christmas 2006 heres a little christmas elegy for you after all, we are all, in one way or another, in search of that immaculate fix. The junkys christmas a short story written and narrated by william s. And, as you can well imagine, its not your normal happy christmas flick. Burroughs wrote junk, his first book, a candid, eyewitness account of times and places that are now long gone. Kill your darlings is a 20 american biographical drama film written by austin bunn and directed by john krokidas in his feature film directorial debut. This short piece read was first published in exterminator. And other yuletide stories pdf, christmas is a time of good cheer and celebrationthats the official version. Burroughs, nothing should seem more out of the ordinary than finding the author of surreal heroin tomes nodding pensively at the beginning of this 1993 francis ford coppolaproduced short film directed by nick donkin and melodie mcdaniel. The narration and musical accompaniment are from an album burroughs did with the industrial hiphop group the disposable heros of hiphoprisy called spare. Burroughs bittersweet tale of a downonhisluck addict during the holidays, and to determine whether hethey are filled with the christmas spirit, or the grim reaper. Where can an old junky get some good balls these days.
Finally available on dvd this 21 minute short from 1993, produced by francis ford coppola. If you have even the most passing knowledge of the life and work of william s. The two would meet shortly later in lawrence kansas and produce a the priest they called him which is a spoken word version of the junkys christmas. The junkys christmas was later made into a short claymation film which was narrated by burroughs and produced by francis ford coppola. William burroughs it was christmas day and danny the car wiper hit the street junksick and broke after seventytwo hours in the precinct jail. The story is all about a junky named danny who is released from jail on christmas day and is attempting to find his fix. Burroughs virtual junky diary is a trip through the authors own selfinflicted and selfinjected personal hell. This feisty, ironic celebration includes works by omar sattau, a. Directed and animated by nick donkin, flying gherkin. We expect a download to be a movie, some software, or at least a pdf. It was a clear bright day, but there was warmth in the sun.
It was shown at the 20 toronto international film festival, and it had a limited theatrical north american release from october 16, 20. Burroughs, all video clips, songs, mp3 and lyrics available here, all music co. Christmas traditions by aaf gold label, new releases. Want access to unlimited movie titles on any device pc,tv,mac,tablet,smartphone best of all watch then when you want and where you want. I have a ritual between thanksgiving and christmas, where i wait for a really cold evening or afternoon, when all is toasty inside, and put the junkys christmas on my dvd player. Thanksgiving prayer video short by gus van sant actor and speaker 1991 drugstore cowboy tom the priest 1989 bloodhounds of broadway butler as william burroughs 1989 twister man in barn as william burroughs 1989 it dont pay to be an honest citizen 1984.
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