Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Chuck Workman

Writer:

Chuck Workman (writer)

Release Date:

22 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

A look at the life, work, and impact of Andy Warhol (1928-1987), pop icon and artist, from his childhood...

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Art | Celebrity | Pop Art | Fame

Cast

Joan Agajanian Quinn	...	Herself
Jean Michel Basquiat	...	Himself (archive footage)
Irving Blum	...	Himself
Stephen Bruce	...	Himself
Leo Castelli	...	Himself
Bob Colacello	...	Himself
John Coplans	...	Himself
Candy Darling	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ron Feldman	...	Himself
Henry Geldzahler	...	Himself
David Hockney	...	Himself
Dennis Hopper	...	Himself
Victor Hugo	...	Himself
Grace Jones	...	Herself
Sally Kirkland	...	Herself
Ivan Korp	...	Himself
Hilton Kramer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz	...	Herself
Mrs. Fred Leighton	...	Herself
Roy Lichtenstein	...	Himself
Benjamin Liu	...	Himself
Christopher Makos	...	Himself
Gerard Malanga	...	Himself
Taylor Mead	...	Himself
Jonas Mekas	...	Himself
Sylvia Miles	...	Herself
Fritzie Miller	...	Herself
Paul Morrissey	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Noone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Philip Pearlstein	...	Himself
Lou Reed	...	Himself (archive footage)
Edie Sedgwick	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bobby Short	...	Himself
Valerie Solanis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ultra Violet	...	Herself
Viva	...	Herself (archive footage)
Andy Warhol	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Warhol	...	Himself (Andy's brother)
Paul Warhol	...	Himself (brother of Andy Warhol)
Shelley Winters	...	Herself
Tom Wolfe	...	Himself (archive footage)
Holly Woodlawn	...	Himself

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Carnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Marilyn Lewis Entertainment Ltd.

Quotes:

Ultra Violet: We wasted a lot of time, I'm embarrassed to say. That's my only regret about the '60s - the time wasted.

Movie Connections:

Features "15 Minutes" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Dear Mr. Fantasy

A Unique look at a Unique man.

Andy Warhol is one of the most talked about artists of the last 100 years, which was interesting, since many did not think he was an artist at all. However, what this film tries to do is show the uniqueness of the man, not the artist. In this movie we see the man that invented "pop art" and helped to promote and inspire several young artists of the day, such as Basquiat. Perhaps Warhol did not have the artistic skills of a Norman Rockwell, but he did have the flair and eye for detail which few have ever possesed. This movie takes a somewhat friendly and well deserved look at the man and the artist. SAMO(c)