Short film

The Junky's Christmas

1993 · 21 min

A grimy, stop-motion Christmas tale that is both grim and oddly tender, with a weary voice guiding you through a cold night.

Tagline: Cold turkey again this year?
Overview: Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, warm and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, isolation, redemption, grief
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
isolation
redemption
grief
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation, drama
Directed by: Melodie McDaniel, Nick Donkin
Written by: James Grauerholz
Starring: William S. Burroughs, Susan Ashline, Dayton Bard, Jon Blumb, Jennifer Brosseau
Music: Hal Willner
Runtime: 21 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English