Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3
87 minutes
7/18/1990
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.
Cast List
Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage)
Edie Sedgwick
as Self (archive footage)
Candy Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Gerard Malanga
as Self
Paul Morrissey
as Self (archive footage)
Jonas Mekas
as Self
Viva
as Self
Lou Reed
as Self (archive footage)
Nico
John Cale
Stephen Bruce
as Self
Joan Agajanian Quinn
as Self
Bob Colacello
as Self
Irving Blum
as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Self (archive footage)
Leo Castelli
as Self
John Coplans
as Self
Ron Feldman
as Self
Henry Geldzahler
as Self
Dennis Hopper
as Self
Victor Hugo
as Self
Grace Jones
as Self
Sally Kirkland
as Self
Ivan Korp
as Self
Hilton Kramer
as Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz
as Self
Sylvia Miles
as Self
Mrs. Fred Leighton
as Self
Roy Lichtenstein
as Self
Benjamin Liu
as Self
Christopher Makos
as Self
Taylor Mead
as Self
Fritzie Miller
as Self
Peter Noone
as Self (archive footage)
Philip Pearlstein
as Self
Bobby Short
as Self
Valerie Solanas
as Self (archive footage) (as Valerie Solanis)
Ultra Violet
as Self
John Warhola
as Self (Andy's brother)
Shelley Winters
as Self
Tom Wolfe
as Self (archive footage)
Holly Woodlawn
as Self
Jim Bakker
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tammy Faye Bakker
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
as Himself ('Read my lips. No new taxes.' news video) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cher
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Warhola
as Self (brother of Andy Warhol)
Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin Givens
as Self (with husband Mike Tyson) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bernard Goetz
as Self (subway vigilante) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Halston
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ruhollah Khomeini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Lewis
as Self (race footage) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liza Minnelli
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oliver North
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yoko Ono
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Rubell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Swaggart
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Tyson
as Self (with wife Robin Givens) (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Hockney