The Beat Generation's weirdest uncle, chopped up by an inventor with a trunk of secrets.
After two years of filming, director Howard Brookner brought inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III a trunkful of William S. Burroughs footage to see if Fulton could edit his film. The result was a decidedly experimental 23-minute cut. The director was looking for a more narrative approach, so Fulton’s edit was never used.
Editing
Fulton's inventor brain treats Burroughs like raw machine parts.
Production
A trunk of footage, two egos, one abandoned vision.
Director
Howard Brookner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert E. Fulton III invented the Skyhook aerial camera system and the Airphibian flying car—editing was just his side hustle.
The original 1983 Brookner cut ran 90 minutes; this rejected edit suggests what happens when Beat anarchy meets true outsider vision.
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