Uploaded on Jan 25, 2011
Fantastic narration by Burroughs about Danny, a poor unfortunate junkie who reveals his last remains of selflessness and humanity despite his urgent physical predicament.
The Junky's Christmas is a story by William S. Burroughs. It appears in the 1989 collection Interzone and on the 1993 album Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales. It was also made into a 1993 short claymation film directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel. The film was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and was released by Koch Vision on DVD in North America on Nov. 21, 2006. Burroughs narrates the film and appears in live-action footage at the beginning and end of the film.
The Junky's Christmas is a story by William S. Burroughs. It appears in the 1989 collection Interzone and on the 1993 album Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales. It was also made into a 1993 short claymation film directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel. The film was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and was released by Koch Vision on DVD in North America on Nov. 21, 2006. Burroughs narrates the film and appears in live-action footage at the beginning and end of the film.
William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)  Back to William S. Burroughs  The Junky's Christmas (1993)Runtime: 21 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Color: Black and White
Director: Nick Donkin & Melodie McDaniel
Cast: William S. Burroughs ... Narrator (voice)
Description: Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends
Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.
Francis Ford Coppola produced this short Claymation film based on William S. Burroughs excellent
story The Junky's Christmas. Directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel, it opens with live action
footage of Burroughs as he begins his tale:
It was Christmas Day and Danny the Car Wiper hit the street junksick and broke after seventy-two
hours in the precinct jail. It was a clear bright day, but there was warmth in the sun. Danny shivered
with an inner cold. He turned up the collar of his worn, greasy black overcoat. This beat benny wouldn't
pawn for a deuce, he thought.
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