Naked Lunch (1991)
Directed by David Cronenberg · 115 min · Crime, Drama
38.9 TOPICAL score · #2,770 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Naked Lunch (1991, directed by David Cronenberg) has a TOPICAL score of 38.9 - ranked 2,770 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture. Critics: 69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,269 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
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- Critics69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,269 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read33,529 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peter Weller (actor #1,304), Judy Davis (actor #432), Ian Holm (actor #213), Julian Sands (actor #871)