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Review of Naked Lunch (1991) by Adam Zivojnovich — 12 Oct 2008

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This movie is trippy as hell... it makes absolutely no sense, but that's why it's awesome.

This review of Naked Lunch (1991) was written by Adam Zivojnovich on 12 Oct 2008.

Naked Lunch has generally received positive reviews.

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