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

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sienna Miller	...	Edie Sedgwick
Guy Pearce	...	Andy Warhol
Hayden Christensen	...	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:

public nudity | female nudity | father daughter incest | dysfunctional family | sex scene | 

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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:

16 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Factory Girl

Filming Locations:

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,675,241

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,572,632

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Katie Holmes was originally set to play Edie Sedgwick, but dropped out due to her conflicting religious beliefs with the character's drug-addiction. Holmes also became pregnant right before filming was scheduled to begin.

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Goofs

The 1966 song Psychotic Reaction is heard on soundtrack prior to a scene featuring a billboard advertising the 1965 Ford Mustang.

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Quotes

Edie Sedgwick: I can't take it anymore. I want to die
Wanda: And why do you want to die?
Edie Sedgwick: Because my credit's no good at Bonwit Teller and I just stole $30 worth of underwear at Bergdorf's and I think I might do it again.
[laughs]

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Crazy Credits

During the first part of the end credits, photos are shown of the real Edie. Also people who knew her give testimonies about her.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Bradley Cooper/Harry Connick Jr./Big K.R.I.T. ft. Raphael Saadiq (2015)

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Soundtracks

(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet
Written by Freddie Gorman / Bob Hamilton
Performed by The Reflections
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Not nearly as bad as it's made out to be.

Better than I had expected. Is the story a bit aimless? Yes. Does it randomly introduce/evict characters for the sole reason that they were parts of Edie's life? Yes. Is it just an hour and forty minutes of Edie going to fabulous parties, meeting fabulous people and slowly declining into a complete wreck of drugs and poverty? Very much so. But I felt that the film did an accurate job of depicting Edie's life, since all that happened were parties, socializing and a terrible downfall. I mean her brother and widow have stated that it's an accurate portrayal, so I don't see how one could disagree. That being said, the film is clearly just a device to propel Sienna Miller's extraordinary performance. Her transformation into Edie Sedgwick is the most precise and utterly flawless portrayal of a real life person I've ever seen. It's quite easily the second best performance of last year (the first being Hard Candy's Ellen Page) and one of the top five female performances of all time. Guy Pearce is also quite fantastic, and Hayden Christensen was much better than I expected him to be. Overall, the film is nothing special. It's not necessarily bad, but it surely isn't great. It's all about Sienna.