Directed by David Cronenberg   Written by William S. Burroughs   David Cronenberg   Cast Peter Weller ... Bill Lee Judy Davis ... Joan Frost / Joan Lee Ian Holm ... Tom Frost Julian Sands ... Yves Cloquet Roy Scheider ... Dr. Benway Monique Mercure ... Fadela Nicholas Campbell ... Hank Michael Zelniker ... Martin Robert A. Silverman ... Hans Joseph Scoren ... Kiki (as Joseph Scorsiani) Peter Boretski ... Creature Voices / Exterminator #2 Yuval Daniel ... Hafid John Friesen ... Hauser Sean McCann ... O'Brien Howard Jerome ... A.J. Cohen Michael Caruana ... Pawnbroker Kurt Reis ... Exterminator #1 Louis Ferreira ... Exterminator #3 (as Justin Louis) Julian Richings ... Exterminator #4 Jim Yip ... The Chink Claude Aflalo ... Forgeman Laurent Hazout ... Interzone Boy Joseph Di Mambro ... Interzone Boy (as Joe Dimambro) Produced by Gabriella Martinelli   Jeremy Thomas   Original Music by Ornette Coleman   Howard Shore

Additional Info Premiere: December 12, 1991 Theatrical Release: December 27, 1991 DVD Release: November 11, 2003 Blu-ray Release: April 09, 2013 Countries: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Production Companies Recorded Picture Company (RPC) (Jeremy Thomas presents) Téléfilm Canada (with the participation of) Ontario Film Development Corporation (with the participation of) Film Trustees Ltd. (with the participation of) Pierson, Heldring & Pierson N.V. (Pierson Heldring Pierson) (with the participation of) Nippon Film Development and Finance (with the participation of) Naked Lunch Productions (copyright owners) Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1991) (United States) (theatrical) CBS/Fox   (1992) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) The Criterion Collection   (2003) (United States) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Filming Locations Canada Ontario, Canada   (road scenes) Toronto, Ontario, Canada   (Studio) (only interiors) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,317 / 21,161 Site Ranking #2,313 Titane (2021) #2,314 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) #2,315 The Eye (2008) #2,316 Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) #2,317 Naked Lunch (1991) #2,318 Rent (2005) #2,319 Dangerous Minds (1995) #2,320 Airheads (1994) #2,321 Constantine: Season 1 (2014)