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 | singer | artist | folk singer | 

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Taglines:

The Fame. The Spotlight. The Scandal. The Party's About To Begin.

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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:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gavin Rossdale was once in talks to play Gerard Malanga.

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Goofs

When the Musician is talking to Edie Sedgwick on the lake dock he tosses and shatters his beer bottle on the dock, in the next shot when he propels his motorcycle into the lake no shattered beer bottle pieces can be seen.

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Quotes

Edie Sedgwick: You are so much fun. How come you don't spend more time with us?
Richie Berlin: Because of my lips.
Edie Sedgwick: Your lips?
Richie Berlin: They have a hard time kissing Andy Warhol's ass.

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Connections

Features I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Shakin' All Over"
Written by Johnny Kidd
Performed by The Guess Who
Courtesy of Gusto Records, Inc.

User Reviews

An Interesting Mess

Alright yea its a mess, but going in KNOWING it is a mess allowed me to view this film with more forgiveness than the average film critic was willing to shell out.

First off there's the acting which is all over the place, some people are doing great while others aren't allowed enough room. Casting Sienna Miller was a good call, its a difficult role to cast but if they felt they had to go with a "name" then Sienna was the right choice. As for Guy Pearce as Andy Warhol, that really worked and its a true shame that the film was such a mess you couldn't realize that Guy Pearce was turning in an excellent performance. Especially if you have seen his work in L.A. Confidential and Memento, I had to remind myself a few times oh yea thats Guy Pearce. Had Factory Girl functioned as a GOOD FILM Guy Pearce would have received much more acclaim.

As for Hayden Christensen, I like him alright as an actor but his role as the Bob Dylan-esquire Musician just wasn't allowed much room. He was crammed into a corner spouting out cliché lines and trying his best to do an impression rather than an interpretation. This film was around 90 minutes long, and it should have been around 2 hours long considering all of the significant characters. You can't just brush by Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan (even though they don't officially call the Bob Dylan character Bob Dylan).

What I did like about this movie was that Warhol was portrayed as a little bit cold and detached, but Sedgwick was portrayed as being equally messed up and responsible for her own downfall. So the blame wasn't placed anywhere. Having actors like Jimmy Fallon and one of the Olsen twins in this movie only made me go "what are they doing here?" Pearce and Miller really did give it there all, and even that wasn't enough to elevate this sometimes incoherent mess. Its a mess, but I was still interested thanks to the two leads. I can't wait until Sienna Miller is given a lead role in a GOOD movie.