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Sex and Drugs before Rock and RollPlot:
The story of writer William Seward Burroughs and his wife. | add synopsisAwards:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Courtney Love | ... | Joan Vollmer Burroughs |
 | Kiefer Sutherland | ... | William S. Burroughs |
 | Lisa Sheridan | ... | Sadie |
 | Patricia Llaca | ... | Mary (as Patricia De Llaca) |
| Steve Hedden | ... | Pharmacist |
 | Ron Livingston | ... | Allen Ginsberg |
 | Norman Reedus | ... | Lucien Carr |
| Daniel Martínez | ... | Jack Kerouac |
| Kyle Secor | ... | Dave Kammerer |
| Pedro Gonzalez | ... | Knife Sharpener |
| Georgiana Sîrbu | ... | Julie |
| Rene Rubio | ... | Bill Jr. |
| Sam Trammell | ... | Lee |
 | Alec Von Bargen | ... | Heard |
 | Tommy Perna | ... | Dwight |
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Rated R for language and elements of sex, drugs and violence.Parents Guide:
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Although not a patch on Cronenberg's wild and fabulous "Naked Lunch" this is a pretty solid look at the year prior to Joan Burroughs death (an incident which was also the catalyst for Naked Lunch") Certainly, this is preferable to the boring "The Last Time I Committed Suicide". The director/writer mostly avoids the clichés of the "hey your so square daddio" type to concentrate on the less celebrated 'minor character' of Joan Burroughs as played by Courtney Love. Love captures dichotomy of being a strong woman trapped in a man's world well and there is a beautifully haunted quality to her performance as she goes from good time beat girl to wife of drug addicted Burroughs. keifer Sutherland as Burroughs is not great casting though; he does a good imitation of the voice but doesn't project the same charisma as Peter Weller did in the same role. And this could be the films failing- why is Joan attracted to him? The film shows none of the genius of the man nor any reason why she would tolerate his coldness, his gayness and his drug abuse whilst she is left at home with the kids and thoughts of a love affair that could have been. Still a fairly enjoyable, if minor film