Burroughsa the junkys christmascpunskie swieta z tomiku the spareass annie. Part claymation and part live action, the junky s christmas, depicts a story by william s. Burroughs short film the junkys christmas produced by. 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. It appears in the 1989 collection interzone and on the 1993 album spare ass annie. Traditionally on the day after sinterklaas, 6th of december. Excerpt from the junkys christmas written and narrated by william s burroughs. Burroughs, nothing should seem more out of the ordinary than finding the author of surreal heroin tomes nodding pensively at the beginning of this 1993 francis ford coppolaproduced short film directed by nick donkin and melodie mcdaniel. The lineup of christmas movies shown over the holiday season are always pretty predictable. In accepting that my memories will grow a little dimmer with the passing of the year. In knowing that the season is steeped in nostalgia and want for a better time and place. After all, every days a celebration with pooh and his pals. Christmas is right around the corner, and its the season to get the family together and celebrate the holidays.
An adultoriented, animated tale about a junkie who wanders the streets of new york on christmas day looking for a fix. The junkys christmas is an american mostly animated short film from 1993, so this one has its 25th anniversary soon and it was written and narrated by william s. What if the redemption is one downandout junky sharing his only fix with a man suffering from. Burroughs bittersweet tale of a downonhisluck addict during the holidays, and to determine whether hethey are filled with the christmas spirit, or the grim reaper. Danny the car wiper, a desperate character who has just been released from jail on the upper west side of manhattan, searches for a fix on a cold christmas day. For anyone who is a william burroughs fan, this dvd is a must have. Gekko saves christmas pj masks christmas special pj masks official.
It is the third and final installment in the godfather trilogy. Burroughs its also his craggy voice that narrates the film, the junkys christmas tells the familiar. The junkys christmas is a short story by william s. Directed and animated by nick donkin, flying gherkin. The season would have grown cold, sometimes bitterly cold by christmas time. This is the special yuletide extravaganza edition of ttrh, chock full of.
The trouble is, were supposed to be happy at christmas, writes elisa segrave in her introduction to the junkys christmas and other yuletide stories serpents tail. And, as you can well imagine, its not your normal happy christmas flick. Fantastic narration by burroughs about danny, a poor unfortunate junkie who reveals his last remains of selflessness and humanity despite his urgent physical predicament. Time to decorate the house with christmas decorations, dress the christmas tree, bake all sorts of goodies, family time. With steve carell, rainn wilson, john krasinski, jenna fischer. Eventually he finds the christmas spirit when he shares some morphine with a. Gekko saves christmas pj masks christmas special pj. Nope, this film the junkys christmas is all about danny the carwiper, a junkie, who spends christmas day trying to score a fix. If you have even the most passing knowledge of the life and work of william s. It was later adapted into short claymation film and a spoken word version was. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and. Spend this cheery yuletide season watching william s.
Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21 minute claymation christmas film. William burroughs it was christmas day and danny the car wiper hit the street junksick and broke after seventytwo hours in the precinct jail. Eventually he finds the christmas spirit when he shares some morphine with a young man suffering from kidney stones, giving him the immaculate fix. In my personal opinion this short is the highlight of the three without question.
Watch abominable christmas full hd movie streaming. A sequel to the godfather 1972 and the godfather part ii 1974, it completes the story of michael corleone, a mafia kingpin who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. Pj masks full episodes season 3 new compilation 32. It tells the story of danny the car wiper, a drug addict who has just been released from prison. The junkys christmas 1993 the junkys christmas 1993. One of the ways that we celebrate the tradition of christmas is by watching christmas m. The smurfs christmas special and tis the season to be smurfy dailymotion 48m babys first christmas dailymotion 23m bears.
Rabbit, eeyore, tigger, piglet and christopher robin make a list for santa, but pooh forgets to check it twice. Its funny to think that bizarre experimental fare such as these had a place on vh1 given their current programming. Typical is william trevors another christmas, in which friends of a woman in london refuse to visit. The junkys christmas remains a standout track, as it combines the urban hiphop sound with the traditional nutcracker suites and other christmas favorites. Burroughs in nick donkin and melodie mcdaniels 1993 short film the junkys christmas adapted from burroughs story of the same name, which can be found in his 1989 collection interzone. December 21 a christmas carol the 1951 alistair sim version imo the best one of. The short film is done in claymation style, directed by nick donkin, who manages to mix in live action effectively. A deliberately severed finger, a junkys christmas miracle and a tangier conartist, among others, feature in these hallucinogenic sketches and stories from the infamous beat. In combination with the other dazzling short films offered on this disc, francis ford coppola presents william s.
The godfather part iii is a 1990 american crime film produced and directed by francis ford coppola from the screenplay cowritten with mario puzo. Burroughs narrates a claymation of his grim holiday. While were on the subject of yage, its worth posting, perhaps, a link to this alltoorarelyseen classic of burroughs narrating a short film on ayahuasca and of course what christmas season posting would be complete without burroughs junkys christmas. Winnie the pooh, and christmas too clv celebrate a very special christmas with winnie the pooh and a lovable cast of characters in disneys delightful holiday tale. It originally appears in the 1989 collection interzone and on the 1993 album spare ass annie and other tales. Others may balk at its skid row realities, but the main message is still loud and very clear you dont need a holiday to be a human being.
The band travels to a circus aboard a bus, along with a sinister looking boy holding a. How people live up, or dont, to the spirit of christmas, especially in their ability to forgive. It is bourdains interpretation regarding how a mashup of various christmas stories could told through the lens of a downandout restauranteur, and seasoned with a healthy dose of vulgarity and black humor. It was a clear bright day, but there was warmth in the sun. All 3 shorts the junkys christmas, ironbound, and traveling light were. Live performance of burroughs a junkys christmas at rachaels cafe, bloomington, in on 121714. The clone wars season 3 episode 1 clone cadets, one training programme is called thx18. Burroughs the junkys christmas is an excellent dvd package. Sure, thanksgiving earned you a 2 day reprieve from your studies, but christmas came with a whole 2 week excursion away from daily monotony. The video was created entirely using stopmotion animation, and includes the band members in puppet form.
Also, i am not fond of christmas, or most of its music, or the shopping bits, or the decorating, so reflections that help make clear how others find meaning in the season are much appreciated. The likes of its a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street, home alone and one of the many, many christmas carol adaptations are shown year after year. So since forever it has been a tradition in my family and my home now to start the festive season with putting on harry and enjoying a cuppa goodness. Burroughs, who we also see in here slightly under the age of 80 already. Though for my money as an adult, the best animated christmas special is the junkys christmas. It was a clear bright day, but there was no warmth in the sun. Burroughs narrates one of the warmest, most sincere christmas stories ever. Season 1 episode 3 when christmas was christmas full streaming happy. The best capture or at least my favorite of his unmistakable voice was on this short movie. Christmas is a sad season for the poor short story monday.
In the final days leading up to christmas i watch the following. All 3 shorts the junkys christmas, ironbound, and traveling light were produced by vh1 in the early 90s. A junkys christmas its christmas day and danny the carwhiper hit the street junksick and broke after 72 hours in a precinct cel. I have looked through other questions about christmas recordings, but theyre all musical in nature. He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone. With a title like christmas is a sad season for the poor you might be expecting a rather sombre tale. In acknowledging that our world can be unraveled, changed, and built back up with little of our own control. The thx sound certification system, originated in 1982, is sometimes said to be derived from thx 18, and also from the systems originator, sound engineer tomlinson holman, as. It was later adapted into short claymation film and a spoken word version was performed through a collaboration between william s. The music video for i stay away was released in may 1994 and was directed by nick donkin, also known for his animated short film the junkys christmas.
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