Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)

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.

Cast (66)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Edie Sedgwick

Self (archive footage)

Candy Darling

Self (archive footage)

G

Gerard Malanga

Self

Paul Morrissey

Self (archive footage)

Jonas Mekas

Self

Viva

Self

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)

Nico

John Cale

Stephen Bruce

Self

J

Joan Agajanian Quinn

Self

Bob Colacello

Self

I

Irving Blum

Self

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

L

Leo Castelli

Self

J

John Coplans

Self

R

Ron Feldman

Self

Henry Geldzahler

Self

Dennis Hopper

Self

V

Victor Hugo

Self

Grace Jones

Self

Sally Kirkland

Self

I

Ivan Korp

Self

H

Hilton Kramer

Self (archive footage)

Fran Lebowitz

Self

Sylvia Miles

Self

M

Mrs. Fred Leighton

Self

Roy Lichtenstein

Self

B

Benjamin Liu

Self

C

Christopher Makos

Self

Taylor Mead

Self

F

Fritzie Miller

Self

Peter Noone

Self (archive footage)

P

Philip Pearlstein

Self

Bobby Short

Self

Valerie Solanas

Self (archive footage) (as Valerie Solanis)

Ultra Violet

Self

J

John Warhola

Self (Andy's brother)

Shelley Winters

Self

Tom Wolfe

Self (archive footage)

Holly Woodlawn

Self

Jim Bakker

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tammy Faye Bakker

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush

Himself ('Read my lips. No new taxes.' news video) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cher

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

P

Paul Warhola

Self (brother of Andy Warhol)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

B

Bernard Goetz

Self (subway vigilante) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Halston

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carl Lewis

Self (race footage) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Liza Minnelli

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oliver North

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yoko Ono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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