Movies by Paul Morrissey
As part of the cast:
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Beautiful Darling (2009)
Cast: John Waters, Michael J. Pollard, Andy Warhol …
Directed by: James Rasin
Director James Rasin's debut film documents the fascinating yet tragically short life of Candy Darling, the transsexual actress who came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of Andy…
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A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2006)
Cast: Brigid Berlin, John Cale, Gerard Malanga …
Directed by: Esther Robinson
In this Tribeca Film Festival selection, director Esther Robinson paints an affecting portrait of her uncle, Danny Williams -- a talented young artist and former lover of pop-culture icon…
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Superstar in a Housedress (2004)
Cast: Paul Ambrose, Michael André, Penny Arcade …
Directed by: Craig Highberger
This warm documentary from Craig Highberger studies the life of drag queen legend and Andy Warhol protégé Jackie Curtis. The son of a dancer and a marine, Curtis grew up in New York…
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Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (2000)
Cast: Brigid Berlin, John Waters, Patricia Hearst …
Directed by: Shelly Dunn Fremont, Vincent Fremont
Join Brigid Berlin on this hilarious and unbelievably wild ride into the 1960s art scene. Pie in the Sky is the story of a high-society girl (Berlin) who rebelled against a media mogul father…
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Nico Icon (1995)
Cast: Nico, Andy Warhol, Lou Reed …
Directed by: Susanne Ofteringer
Director Susanne Ofteringer explores the self-destructive world of pop culture, celebrity and drugs through the life of German-born model-artist Nico, who found fame in Federico…
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Resident Alien (1990)
Cast: Quentin Crisp, John Hurt, Sting …
Directed by: Jonathan Nossiter
This beguiling documentary chronicles the adventures of Quentin Crisp, a dandified British expatriate living in New York City. Crisp minces through downtown Manhattan, where he runs across…
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Room 666 (1982)
Cast: Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Maroun Bagdadi …
Directed by: Wim Wenders
During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, director Wim Wenders gets some of the world's greatest auteurs to talk about their craft on camera, giving them one reel (and 11 minutes) to answer…
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Mixed Blood (1985)
Cast: Angel David, Marilia Pera, Rodney Harvey …
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Manhattan is the battleground when a gang war erupts between rival Latino and Brazilian factions over bragging rights to turf and goodies supplied by a German drug smuggler. Marilia Pera…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott …
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook…
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Blood for Dracula (1974)
Cast: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Arno Juerging …
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti, Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey directs and Udo Kier stars (as the Count) in Andy Warhol's high-camp adaptation of the timeless Dracula tale. When the blood supply in Romania dries up, the ever-thirsty…
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Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Cast: Udo Kier
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Andy Warhol presents the director's cut of this campy, gore-filled spin on the classic horror tale directed by his compatriot Paul Morrissey. This adaptation tells the story of a mad…
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Heat (1972)
Cast: Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey helmed this campy spoof of Sunset Boulevard, direct from Andy Warhol's Factory. As former child star Joey Davis (Joe Dallesandro) works to revive his acting career, he…
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Women in Revolt (1971)
Cast: Maurice Braddell, Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling …
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Andy Warhol produced and Paul Morrissey directed this satire of the feminist movement, which stars a trio of female impersonators. Heiress Candy (Candy Darling), virgin intellectual Jackie…
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Trash (1970)
Cast: Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Geri Miller …
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Heroin addicts Joe and Holly live in a slum in New York's Lower East Side. The two of them spend their days picking through trash and looking for their next fix in this Andy Warhol production.
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Flesh (1968)
Cast: Joe Dallesandro, Geraldine Smith, Patti D'Arbanville …
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Filmmaker Paul Morrissey produced this controversial film for avant-garde visual artist Andy Warhol in the early 1970s. The plot of the film revolves around a bisexual gigolo (Joe…