Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
87 minutes
Overview
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.
Top Cast
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Edie Sedgwick
Self (archive footage)
Candy Darling
Self (archive footage)
Gerard Malanga
Self
Paul Morrissey
Self (archive footage)
Jonas Mekas
Self
Viva
Self
Lou Reed
Self (archive footage)
Nico
John Cale
Stephen Bruce
Self
Joan Agajanian Quinn
Self
Bob Colacello
Self
Irving Blum
Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Leo Castelli
Self
John Coplans
Self
Ron Feldman
Self
Henry Geldzahler
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Victor Hugo
Self
Grace Jones
Self
Sally Kirkland
Self
Ivan Korp
Self
Hilton Kramer
Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz
Self
Sylvia Miles
Self
Mrs. Fred Leighton
Self
Roy Lichtenstein
Self
Benjamin Liu
Self
Christopher Makos
Self
Taylor Mead
Self
Fritzie Miller
Self
Peter Noone
Self (archive footage)
Philip Pearlstein
Self
Bobby Short
Self
Valerie Solanas
Self (archive footage) (as Valerie Solanis)
Ultra Violet
Self
John Warhola
Self (Andy's brother)
Shelley Winters
Self
Tom Wolfe
Self (archive footage)
Holly Woodlawn
Self
Jim Bakker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tammy Faye Bakker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
Himself ('Read my lips. No new taxes.' news video) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cher
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Warhola
Self (brother of Andy Warhol)
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin Givens
Self (with husband Mike Tyson) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bernard Goetz
Self (subway vigilante) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Halston
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Lewis
Self (race footage) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oliver North
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yoko Ono
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Rubell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Swaggart
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Tyson
Self (with wife Robin Givens) (archive footage) (uncredited)
