Let's Put The X Back In Xmas! ANDY WARHOL'S FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN
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Let's Put The X Back In Xmas! ANDY WARHOL'S FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEINAndy Warhol Helped Make Two of the Wildest Monster Movies.
Watch FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN by clicking this link From Wikipedia: Flesh for Frankenstein is a 1973 horror film written and directed by Paul Morrissey. It stars Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren and Arno Juerging. Interiors were filmed at Cinecittà in Rome by a crew of Italian filmmakers. In West Germany and the United States, the film was released as Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, though only the title Frankenstein appeared on the print itself, and was presented in the Space-Vision 3D process in premiere engagements. It was rated X by the MPAA due to its explicit sexuality and violence. In 1973 Paul Morrissey and Joe Dallesandro came to Italy to shoot a film for producers Andrew Braunsberg and Carlo Ponti. The original idea came from director Roman Polanski, who had met Morrissey when promoting his film What?, with Morrissey stating that Polanski felt he would be "a natural person to make a 3-D film about Frankenstein. I thought it was the most absurd option I could imagine." Morrissey convinced Ponti to not just make one film during this period, but two, which led to the production of both Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula. The staff included many Italians in the production, including Enrico Job as the production designer, pianist Claudio Gizzi for the score and special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi for the special effects. Warhol's contributions to the film were minimal, including visiting the set once and briefly visiting during the editing period. At first, Morrissey intended to rely on improvisation for the dialogue for his characters, but had to come up with a new method, as this would not work for some actors, such as Udo Kier. This led to Morrissey preparing the dialogue day-by-day, dictating it to Pat Hackett at his studio. Filming began on Flesh for Frankenstein on 20 March 1973.
Watch FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN by clicking here Although Warhol was only minimally involved Director Paul Morrisey certainly understood Warhol’s perception of pop culture. Because of Warhol’s status today one hears comments like “Warhol made the soup cans, tricked everyone and made millions” the truth is his Brillo Boxes and soup cans didn’t sell. The Velvet Underground didn’t sell. His factory was always behind in the rent. The revolutionary aspect of his art is lost today and FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN had an impact that still lasts today, with a 93% rating on ROTTEN TOMATOES. The film, which was decimated at the time by critics and received an X rating, turns the Frankenstein myth upside down and is now considered a great monster movie. Weird as hell, but a cult classic.
Below the payline you will also find ANDY WARHOL’S YOUNG DRACULA which has many of the same cast and crew as FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN. The Global Psychotronic Film Society is a spin off of The Chicago Psychotronic Film Society. We are preparing to launch a worldwide podcast hosted by Lauren Ashley.
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