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Former child star Joe Davis (Joe Dallesandro), reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for acting jobs, is lusted after by nearly every woman he meets, including Jessica Todd (Andrea Feldman), a tightlywound feminist who has recently come out as a lesbian. When Jessica's mother, Sally (Sylvia Miles), an emotionally needy has-been actress, meets Joe, she moves him into her enormous, tacky mansion as her new boy toy and attempts to get him acting work.

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Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture Morrissey proves himself a filmmaker on the way up and well worth watching in the process. Jun 11, 2020 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Apr 6, 2006 Full Review Bill Gibron DVD Verdict Heat feels like a cobbled-together conclusion to this so-called trilogy, a movie that offers little of what made the other offerings...so terrific in the first place. Rated: 82/100 Nov 30, 2005 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Morrissey turns to fame and travels from New York to Los Angeles for this outrageously funny but almost painfully sharp comedy. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 26, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 17, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member one of Andy's better efforts at least I think so Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Good stuff! Buy them all! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A send up of SUNSET BOULEVARD, we finally have an honest to goodness plot and the damn thing actually works. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Most definitely this is a Cult Classic that does not shy from going into "camp" -- but there is a great deal more to be found in Paul Morrissey's odd art film. From a film theory perspective, this is an effectively engaging time capsule film with fairly potent cultural commentary. Just on the cusp of true film art. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Tried to enjoy this as I once owned a free copy of this but it didn't have any sort of production value, which isn't always needed but can make a piece of crap better, and didn't seem to fit into the other Warhol films. Very dull with lively performances from the cast but not enough to make up for an already stale plot Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The idea to de-glam "Sunset Blvd" is a good one, but the problem with showing that has-beens and drifters can be unpleasant and dull is that the movie itself ends up sort of unpleasant and dull. The final joke is a great one, though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Morrissey

Director

Sylvia Miles

Sally Todd

Joe Dallesandro

Joey Davis

Andrea Feldman

Jessica Todd

Pat Ast

Lydia

Ray Vestal

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Synopsis Former child star Joe Davis (Joe Dallesandro), reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for acting jobs, is lusted after by nearly every woman he meets, including Jessica Todd (Andrea Feldman), a tightlywound feminist who has recently come out as a lesbian. When Jessica's mother, Sally (Sylvia Miles), an emotionally needy has-been actress, meets Joe, she moves him into her enormous, tacky mansion as her new boy toy and attempts to get him acting work.
Director
Paul Morrissey
Producer
Andy Warhol
Screenwriter
Paul Morrissey
Production Co
Andy Warhol Enterprises
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 18, 2005
Runtime
1h 40m