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Naked Lunch
Summary: After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Release Date: April 24, 1992
Genre: Drama
Director:
David Cronenberg
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 16,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,641,357
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