Paul Morrissey

American film director (born 1938) best known for his collaborations with Andy Warhol and for directing films such as Flesh, Trash and Heat.

Frequently collaborated with Andy Warhol; directed several late-1960s/early-1970s independent/underground films starring Joe Dallesandro. Heat (1972) concludes a trilogy with thematic links to Flesh and Trash and updates Sunset Boulevard themes for a sordid Hollywood.

The available review (Spleen) discusses Morrissey’s Heat (1972) as a gritty, entertaining homage to Sunset Boulevard updated for sordid Hollywood. Casting of Joe Dallesandro and grotesque, neurotic characters are highlighted. The reviewer gives the film a middling rating but praises its wit and grotesquery.

For:Fans of 1970s independent and underground cinema, Andy Warhol collaborators, students of film history