Destroy All Rational Thought

Destroy All Rational Thought

Celebrating William Burroughs and Brion Gysin in Ireland

NR 1998 · 48 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

The great Beat Generation experiments took place in Tangier, the Moroccan city where William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and the Moroccan painter Hamri taught Jack Kerouac, Timothy Leary, and Allen Ginsberg how to live outside the law. This DVD features one of the last interviews with Burroughs and previously unseen vintage footage of him in his prime during the 50s and early 60s.

Directed by Joe Ambrose

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William S. Burroughs Self
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