The Cut Ups

Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this nearly 20 minute avant-garde short features repeated articulations of such random things as "Hello," "Where are we now?," and "Look at that picture" instead of music or standard dialogue. The narrative is decidedly nonlinear and perplexing, with no discernible plot whatsoever as we see images of Gysin working on his paintings and calligraphic designs and Burroughs rummaging through draws, packing a suitcase, giving a young man a physical, making a call in a phone booth, and waiting on a platform for a subway train.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 163012
  • Status Released
  • Released Great Britain January 1, 1966
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 19 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Production Countries United States of America
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  • Box Office Worldwide $0 US $0
  • Movie Type or Format Short
  • Time Period 1960s
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