Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991

After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa

David Cronenberg and William S. Burroughs invite you to lunch.

JBscale
72
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Mystery
Length
1 hr. 55 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 24, 1992
US Box Office
$2,641,357 (#5436 of 7298)
Global Office
$2,665,810 (#3708 of 4203)
Rating
R
Restricted
Bizarre Eroticism, Heavy Drug Content, Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc [Blu-Ray] Criterion Collection #220
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
April 9, 2013
Acquired Date
December 1, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Peter Weller
Peter Weller
Judy Davis
Judy Davis
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Julian Sands
Julian Sands
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Monique Mercure
Monique Mercure
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell
Michael Zelniker
Michael Zelniker
Robert A. Silverman
Robert A. Silverman
Joseph Scoren
Joseph Scoren
Peter Boretski
Peter Boretski
Yuval Daniel
Yuval Daniel
John Friesen
John Friesen
Sean McCann
Sean McCann

Directors

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Producers

Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas

Writers

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
73%
Tomatometer
40 votes
RT Fresh Certified
77%
Popcornmeter
1,884 votes
METASCORE
67
16 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
60,102 votes

Additional Info

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