Heat (1972 film)

Infobox Film
name = Heat


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director = Paul Morrissey
producer = Andy Warhol
writer = Paul Morrissey
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starring = Joe Dallessandro
Sylvia Miles
Andrea Feldman
music = John Cale
cinematography = Paul Morrissey
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released = October 6, 1972
runtime = 102 min
country = United States
language = English
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preceded_by = "Women in Revolt"
followed_by = "L'Amour"
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imdb_id = 0068688

"Heat", also known as "Andy Warhol's Heat", is an American film released in 1972. Written and directed by filmmaker Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, it starred Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles and Andrea Feldman.

The film was conceived by Warhol as a parody of some sort of "Sunset Boulevard".

Plot

Dallesandro plays Joey Davis, an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. Joey uses sex to get his landlady to reduce his rent, then seduces Sally Todd (Miles), a former Hollywood starlet. Sally tries to help Joey revive his career but her status as a mediocre ex-actress proves to be quite useless. Sally's psychotic daughter Jessica (Feldman) further complicates the relationship between Sally and the cynical, emotionally-numb Joey.

Cast

*Joe Dallesandro as Joey Davis
*Sylvia Miles as Sally Todd
*Andrea Feldman as Jessica
*Pat Ast as Lydia, the motel owner
*Ray Vestal as Ray, the producer
*Lester Persky as Sidney
*Eric Emerson as Eric
*Gary Koznoch as Gary
*Harold Childe as Harold
*John Hallowell as Gossip columnist

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*imdb name|id=0607407|name=Paul Morrissey