Chelsea Girls

Chelsea Girls
US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey
Written by	Ronald Tavel Andy Warhol
Produced by	Andy Warhol
Starring	Nico Brigid Berlin Ondine Gerard Malanga Eric Emerson Mary Woronov Mario Montez Ingrid Superstar International Velvet
Cinematography	Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey (uncredited)
Music by	The Velvet Underground
Distributed by	Filmmakers Distribution Center
Release date	September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15)
Running time	210 minutes (approx.)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,000 (approx.)

Chelsea Girls is a 1966 American experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was Warhol's first major commercial success after a long line of avant-garde art films (both feature-length and short). It was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and other locations in New York City, and follows the lives of several of the young women living there, and stars many of Warhol's superstars. The film is presented in a split screen, accompanied by alternating soundtracks attached to each scene and an alternation between black-and-white and color photography. The original cut runs at just over three hours long.^[1]