Heat (1972 film)

Heat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Morrissey
Written byPaul Morrissey
John Hallowell[1]
Produced byAndy Warhol
StarringJoe Dallessandro
Sylvia Miles
Andrea Feldman
CinematographyPaul Morrissey
Edited byJed Johnson[2]
Music byJohn Cale
Distributed byLevitt-Pickman
Release dates
  • May 1972 (1972-05) (Cannes)
  • October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06) (New York)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000[3]
Box office$2,000,000[3]

Heat is a 1972 American comedy drama film written and directed by Paul Morrissey, produced by Andy Warhol, scored by John Cale, and starring Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles and Andrea Feldman. The film was conceived by Warhol as a parody of the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. It is the final installment of the "Paul Morrissey Trilogy" produced by Warhol, following Flesh (1968) and Trash (1970).

The film depicts the life of a former child actor, who has become a male prostitute. He has an affair with a former starlet who tries to revive his acting career. Since she is a former actress herself, her assistance is useless to him.

  1. ^ Roger Ebert: 1972: Andy Warhol's "Heat"
  2. ^ Macias, Ernesto (2022-03-21). "Meet Jed Johnson, the Man Who Stole Andy Warhol's Heart". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ a b Eichelbaum, Stanley (1974-06-07). "'Frankenstein' in 3-D--bigger than 'Trash'". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 28. Retrieved 2024-08-26.