Nova Express

Story

Synopsis

An exhaustive examination of cut-ups, the control machine, and the algebra of need figure in this epic found-footage adaptation of Burroughs’s 1964 novel, which pits Inspector Lee and the Nova Police against the Nova Mob: Sammy The Butcher, Green Tony, The Brown Artist, Jacky Blue Note, Izzy The Push, The Subliminal Kid, Uranian Willy, and Mr Bradly Mr Martin, alias The Ugly Spirit. Features unreleased readings by Burroughs and voiceovers by Proctor & Bergman of the Firesign Theatre on such topics as hot crab people, language as virus, tape recorder warfare, death dwarfs, and Hassan Sabbah: the Old Man of the Mountain. “Minutes to go. Souls rotten from their orgasm drugs, flesh shuddering from their nova ovens, prisoners of the earth to come out.” (via cinema.indiana.edu)

Director

Andre Perkowski

Writers

Andre Perkowski, William S. Burroughs

Language

English

Release date

20 October 2009

Ensemble

Cast

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  William S. Burroughs

  Narrator (voice)

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  Phil Proctor

  Narrator (voice)

• Jürgen Ploog

  Narrator (voice)

• Peter Bergman

  Narrator (voice)