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  Naked Lunch

  £175.00

  “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.”

  “Naked Lunch” is cult Canadian director David Cronenberg‘s semi-adaptation of the celebrated American writer William S. Burroughs‘ novel of the same name. The book, which is a collection of vignettes with little in the way of connecting narrative, was written in 1959 and several attempts had been made over the years to try and adapt it for the screen. The structure of the book meant crafting a coherent plot was a tall order for any screenwriter, so Cronenberg decided to try a slightly different approach. The resultant film features scenes and characters from the vignettes but blends them with a semi-biographical look at the process Burroughs went through to write the original book, and includes incidents and characters (albeit renamed) from his experiences during the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s. This original 1991 UK quad poster features a unique to the British release design that includes a close-up photograph of Weller’s character William Lee above a centipede. With its distinctive, eye-catching imagery this rolled (as issued) example presents to superb effect, providing a high quality and scarce film poster from one of Cinema’s most revered cult directors.

  Trivia: The shooting of the author’s wife is not a fictional incident. Source novelist William S. Burroughs did indeed accidentally shoot his wife Joan in the head in 1951 in Mexico in a “William Tell” stunt that went disastrously wrong. Mexican law at the time meant that Burroughs only served thirteen days in prison for killing his wife.

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  Videodrome

  £225.00

  “First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body… Long live the new flesh!”

  David Cronenberg’s surreal masterpiece Videodrome is certainly a complex and disturbing piece of cinema that gained a cult following & was backed by a series of excellent and effective film posters to accompany its Worldwide promotion and distribution. The distinctive unique to Britain UK quad film poster was designed by Red Square with finished art by Harry Wilson and features an eye catching deep red background with Debbie Harry (Nicki) imagery acting as the focal point. The original 1983 Videodrome movie poster offered here is presented in excellent unrestored folded (as issued) condition with minimal handling wear, no pinholes and bold unfaded colours. It displays superbly and represents a fine piece of original film memorabilia from a truly ground breaking and respected director.

  Trivia: Andy Warhol called the movie “A Clockwork Orange (1971) of the 1980s.”

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