Naked Lunch story

movie: Naked Lunch (1991) · 1991-12-27

An exterminator comes under the delusion that he is a secret agent as a result of exposure to an insecticide. It is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel of the same name.

12 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 6 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
delusional point of view	choice	The viewer is shown the world through the eyes of a man who'd come under the delusion that he was a secret agent, who's boss was a giant talking beetle, as a result of exposure to an insecticide.
creative writing	major	The writings that Bill had sent back to his literary colleagues from a city located somewhere in North Africa were being compiled into a novel. Bill discussed some aspects of writing with his author acquaintance Tom. The story concludes with Bill telling some border guards that he is a writer.
drug abuse	major	Bill was under the influence of assorted mind-altering substances throughout the film. Bill's wife Joan was a drug addict.
hallucination of a non-existing person	major	Bill's giant talking beetle superior was a hallucination, as was the insectoid double agent.
insectoid being	major	A giant talking beetle was telling Bill what to do. Later Bill came under the influence of an outright insectoid.
secret agent occupation	major	Bill came under the delusion that he was a secret agent who was working under the orders of a giant talking beetle.
doppelgänger	minor	Bill encountered a look-alike of his recently killed wife Joan in Tom's wife of the same name.
husband and wife	minor	Bill accidentally shot dead her drug addicted wife early on in the story. Tom and Joan Frost.
illegal drug trade	minor	Bill came to the conclusion that his former physician, Dr. Benway was, in fact, the secret mastermind of a narcotics operation for a drug called "black meat" which was supposedly derived from the guts of giant Brazilian centipedes.
male homosexuality	minor	Bill took on a young, male lover, named Kiki, during his stay in a city located somewhere in North Africa.