Factory Girl (2006)

Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Writers:

Captain Mauzner (screenplay), Simon Monjack (story),

Stars:

Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sienna Miller	...	Edie Sedgwick
Guy Pearce	...	Andy Warhol
Hayden Christensen	...	Billy Quinn - Musician
Jimmy Fallon	...	Chuck Wein
Jack Huston	...	Gerard Malanga
Armin Amiri	...	Ondine
Tara Summers	...	Brigid Polk
Mena Suvari	...	Richie Berlin
Shawn Hatosy	...	Syd Pepperman
Beth Grant	...	Julia Warhol
James Naughton	...	Fuzzy Sedgwick
Edward Herrmann	...	James Townsend
Illeana Douglas	...	Diana Vreeland
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Ingrid Superstar
Don Novello	...	Mort Silvers

Storyline

A beautiful, wealthy young party girl drops out of Radcliffe in 1965 and heads to New York to become Holly Golightly. When she meets a hungry young artist named Andy Warhol, he promises to make her the star she always wanted to be. And like a super nova she explodes on the New York scene only to find herself slowly lose grip on reality...

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Plot Keywords:

andy warhol | socialite | edie sedgwick | love | singer | 

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Taglines:

Sexy. Uncut. Unrated.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug use, strong sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Slovak French

Release Date:

2 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fábrica de sueños

Filming Locations:

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£156,779 (UK) (16 March 2007)

Gross:

£352,343 (UK) (23 March 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weinstein Company, The, L.I.F.T. Production, Holly Wiersma Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 99 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene with Mary Elizabeth Winstead was shot after principal photography had taken place. Her character, Ingrid Superstar, is based on a real girl.

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Goofs

Richie Berlin says she's shooting includes Adderall, but this wasn't brought to market until 1996.

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Quotes

Edie Sedgwick: I can't hate him!

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Connections

References **** (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Leaving Here"
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland (as Eddie Holland,
Jr.)
Performed by The Birds
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

You're the Boss, Applesauce

Greetings again from the darkness. Andy Warhol and The Factory poses quite the challenge to any filmmaker attempting to capture the look, feel and pain of that world unto itself. Director George Hickenlooper's best work has been "Mayor of Sunset Strip" and "Dogtown", neither of which drew much of an audience. "Factory Girl" probably has little hope of attracting much attention from movie-goers as well.

While we do spend a good portion of the film in The Factory, this is more the tragic story of Edie, rather than an insightful look at Warhol's art. Edie was really the first to make being famous a job ... think Paris Hilton today. No real talent herself, her name, family money and looks got her inside the art world and exceptionally close to Warhol. Of course, those things were not enough to carve out any real territory and the ending, while tragic, is not at all surprising.

The film is overly choppy in attempting to find the right look and feel and yet with Jagger, Velvet Underground and the Dylanesque Hayden Christensen, the importance and power of music for this era is clearly established. Aussie Guy Pearce does a nice impersonation of Warhol and Jimmy Fallon has his first serious role. Other support comes from Mena Suvari as Edie's friend, Beth Grant as Warhol's mom, Don Novello (Father Guido from early SNL), and Illeana Douglas as Diana Vreeland.

By far the best part of this project is the performance of Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick. Even her vocal cadence is remarkable. The physical and emotional turmoil seems very real as Edie goes from top of world to desperation for life. Ms. Miller will at some point break out and become the film star she is destined to become. That role has just not quite happened yet. It could be later this year when she re-teams with her "Layer Cake" director. Let's hope so. Her talent is undeniable and although it is a pleasure to see her performance as Edie, she deserves a much wider audience.

The weakness of the film is best shown by the interviews over the closing credits. Attempting to explain what we had just watched is a pure indication that the job had not been done well.