**** (1967)

Director:

Andy Warhol

Writer:

Andy Warhol (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 1967 (USA)

Plot Keywords:

Long Running Time | Symbol For Title | Punctuation In Title | Asterisk In Title | Independent Film

Cast

Brigid Berlin	...	Ondine's Wife (as Brigid Polk)
Tally Brown
David Croland
Joe Dallesandro	...	College Wrestler
Angelina 'Pepper' Davis	...	Girl on Love Seat
Juan Downey
Eric Emerson
Andrea Feldman
Gerard Malanga
Taylor Mead
Allen Midgette
Ivy Nicholson	...	Girl on Chair
Nico	...	Herself
Ondine	...	Father / Ebenezer Scrooge
Orion
Rolando Peña
Edie Sedgwick
Ingrid Superstar
Katrina Toland	...	Katrina
International Velvet
Ultra Violet
Viva	...	Girl in Bed
Mary Woronov

Also Known As:

Four Stars (USA) (alternative spelling)
The 24 Hour Movie (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

USA:1100 min (original running time)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Andy Warhol Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Factory Girl (2006)

You Had To Be There

Four Stars (or,'****:The 25 Hour Movie')from 1967 was a one time only event,where several reels of film shot over a period of several months by Andy Warhol & associates that year were screened in one insane 25 hour blast. According to sources,the films were screened side by side (like Chelsea Girls from the year before). A majority of the films were fairly short (most of them were only 30 minutes), but a one time only screening of the eight hour plus opus,'Imitation Of Christ' was also on view for those with the back bone for it ('Imitation would eventually be re-edited down to a fourth of it's original running time for a wider release). Also included was the infamous film, 'F**k' (which would eventually be re-titled 'Blue Movie')was also on tap. The (obvious)high water mark for the film(s)was the music score,which included (among others)The Velvet Underground (sorry,no soundtrack record album of the music from '****' was ever made available---at least I don't think so,in the legal sense anyway---perhaps a bootleg may exist somewhere). The films starred the usual contingent of Andy Warhol's Factory hanger on's, including (but not limited to)Ondine,Nico,Jackie Curtis,and others. Obviously not rated by the MPAA (which had not even implemented it's rating system,yet),but as any other Warhol production, contains nudity,on screen sexuality,pervasive language,drug use & other material that junior probably should not be subjected to ('Blue Movie'would eventually land itself the requisite 'X' rating when it was given an independent release the following year,when '****' was dismantled & most of the reels were stashed away in Warhol's closet)