Superstar

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Superstar

1990

1h 25m

Documentary

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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.

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: A-

Sep 7, 2011

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 21, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie has a strangely ingratiating quality to it. Workman (the man who does the compilation documentaries for the Oscarcast) is content to let his subject gradually reveal itself.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 21, 2002

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2005

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Thomas Delapa

Boulder Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2004

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2002

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Audience Member

this was actually very interesting and made me want to get to know more of his work... he was very interesting as this documentary showed me...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Reasonably good doc, although transitions might have been nice.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

A good look into the life of Andy Warhol from the perspective of family and factory friends.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Interesting footage of people who knew him, including eccentric family members Nice collection of footage, but nothing too groundbreaking.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Chuck Workman
Producer: Chuck Workman
Screenwriter: Chuck Workman
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): May 27, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.4K
Runtime: 1h 25m