Naked Lunch (film) Sunrise", recorded for his "Dancing in Your Head" album, is relevant, as author William S. Burroughs was present during the 1973 recording session. "Naked Lunch" was released on 27 December 1991 in a limited release of 5 theaters, grossing $64,491 on its opening weekend. It went on to make $2,641,357 in North America. Critical reaction was positive; it currently holds a 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 36 reviews. Metacritic reported an average rating of 67 out of 100, based on 16 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "While I admired it
Interzone (book) The villain of the piece, Doctor Benway, was to play a pivotal role in "Naked Lunch". (This story differs from another Burroughs piece titled "Twilight's Last Gleamings," which was published in the 1970s collection, "Exterminator!".) "Interzone" features many characters and concepts that would manifest themselves in "Naked Lunch", "Nova Express" and others. At one point, Interzone was considered as a title for "Naked Lunch". Moreover, the concluding section entitled "WORD" was part of the original "Naked Lunch" manuscript but was cut during the editing process (according to the introduction by editor James Grauerholz). Several of the short pieces were adapted