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March 23rd, 2009 | by Alive Mind Education | published in Film Info, Films I-L, Junky's Christmas
Narrated by William S. Burroughs and presented in claymation and live-action, The Junky’s Christmas (Presented by Francis Ford Coppola) depicts a story written by the author 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.
Also includes the short films Ironbound, featuring the music of Joe Jackson, and Traveling Light, featuring the music of Van Morrison.
The Junky’s Christmas Product Information
Subjects: Literature
Language: English
Copyright: © 1993 Palomar Pictures, Inc. and Island Records, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Set: DVD Only
Total Running Time: 68 minutes
ISBN-10: 1-4172-2939-X
Educational Prices: (includes Public Performance Rights)
- College / University: $249.00
- Library / High School: $129.00
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Reviews
“Highly Recommended for its inventiveness, and for the chance to see a literary hero like Burroughs celebrated instead of shunned…You will definitely want to deck the halls with boughs of Burroughs after partaking of this unusual slice of stop motion magic.”
- DVDtalk.com