- Actors: William S. Burroughs, Susan Ashline, Dayton Bard, Jon Blumb, Jennifer Brosseau
- Directors: Melodie McDaniel, Nick Donkin
- Writers: William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz
- Producers: Anne-Marie Mackay, Francine McDougall, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathon Ker
- Format: Black & White, Colour, PAL, HiFi Sound
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Network
- Run Time: 21 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004CZ93
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,155 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Danny the car wiper was on the nod,
By sirarthurstreebgreebling@hotmail.com (Streeb Greebling Acres - London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Junky's Christmas [1993] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Based on the short story by Burroughs or the same name this is a short clay-mation released by Francis Ford Copolla. Narrated by Burroughs (a track taken off the album he did with The Disposable Heroes of Hiphorisy) we follow Danny a junk sick and broke bum on his aimless wanderings to find that christmas fix. Severed leg's, drunk Doctors and and a 1/4 grain all go into making this a superb little tale that every family should gather round come christmas morning. With a small scene during Thanksgiving at Burrough's house tagged on the end (he slices the Turkey with a switchblade) it's a worthy way of spending 22 mins over and over again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic,
By S. Martin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Junky's Christmas & Other Short Films [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
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 Junky's Christmas" on my DVD player. I've had a bootleg of it for years and I'm thrilled that it's finally available for the general public. I first caught it when it ran on VH1, for one night only, back on Christmas Eve of 1993. I remember not having any interest in it the first two times it aired that evening, but luckily, with nothing else on, I forced myself to get through an entire showing, and it stuck with me for the many years that followed. Every year I would check listings on Christmas Eve in hopes that it would resurface, to no avail.
What makes "The Junk's Christmas" so special is the details. Although the characters are claymation and the sets miniatures, it captures a wintry Christmas day in New York City more vividly than any live action film ever could. And Burrough's writing and narration is perfection. To all the people involved in the creation of this special - THANK YOU! I know a lot of people share my sentiment, and I'm hopeful that in time it will find it's audience. 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
christmas magic...of a sort,
By goatgirl "goatgirl" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Junky's Christmas & Other Short Films [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
this is my all time favorite holiday story.
it is on the list with 'it's a wonderful life', 'emmett otter's jugband christmas', and 'mr. mcgoo's a christmas carol'. ok, ok, so i am a sap. i love that touchy feely stuff. i like the raw edge to this one that is entirely missing from the others. and that curmudgeonly voice, like a chainsaw being started, of burroughs is absolutely perfect...even though he reads without modulation or inflection, which normally is death to a read-aloud story...somehow perfectly reflects the emotional landscape of the junky life. the ending makes me cry every time. (yeah? so what doesn't!!) so glad this is now available on dvd. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ridiculous,
By S. L. Leitch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Junky's Christmas & Other Short Films [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This is of course for fans William S. Burroughs only, a claymation short starring a warm-hearted junkie. Familiar Burroughs lines will have viewers cracking up during this little heart-warming vignette from the seedier side.
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