Heat

Heat (1972)

Former child star Joe Davis, 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, a tightly wound feminist who has recently come out as a lesbian. When Jessica's mother, Sally, 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.

Date of release
1972-10-06
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Paul Morrissey
Collection
The Warhol Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

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

Production

Heat was based on an idea by writer John Hallowell. Produced for less than $100,000 and developed without a formal written plot, the film was shot over two weeks in a Hollywood mansion in 1971. The love scenes were filmed several months later during Labor Day weekend at Warhol's house in East Hampton, New York.

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