Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys | |
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Viva Julian Burroughs | |
Cinematography | Paul Morrissey |
Edited by | Paul Morrissey |
Distributed by | Sherpix |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 American
Production
Lonesome Cowboys was shot in January 1968 in
The film was shot on 16 mm film using an Auricon camera, recording the sound directly onto the film ("single-system"). Warhol deliberately stopped and started the camera during takes to include flash frames and audio pops in the middle of shots.
Warhol initially planned to title the film Fuck, then The Glory of the Fuck.[4] Warhol and Morrissey settled on Lonesome Cowboys while Warhol was convalescing following the attempt on his life by Valerie Solanas. John Schlesinger was filming Midnight Cowboy, which featured several members of Warhol's entourage, including Viva and Ultra Violet who, with Morrissey, shot a separate short film during shooting of Midnight Cowboy's elaborate party scene.[5] Warhol initially endorsed the participation of his people but grew resentful at what he perceived as Schlesinger's poaching of Warhol's scene. Warhol decided to undercut Schlesinger by naming this film Lonesome Cowboys as a reference to Midnight Cowboy.[6] The original poster promoting the film, designed by George Abagnalo, is shown prominently in a portrait of Warhol by Jack Mitchell.[7]
Cast
- Joe Dallesandro as Joe "Little Joe"
- Julian Burroughs as Brother
- Eric Emerson as Eric
- Tom Hompertz as Julian
- Taylor Mead as Nurse
- Vivaas Ramona D'Alvarez
- Louis Waldon as Mickey
- Francis Francine as Sheriff
Reception
In August 1969, the film was seized by police in
Remakes
A 2010 remake by Marianne Dissard titled Lonesome Cowgirls was shot in Tucson, Arizona.
See also
References
- ^ Garcia, Alfredo (October 11, 2017). "Andy Warhol Films: Newspaper Adverts 1964-1974 A comprehensive collection of Newspaper Ads and Film Related Articles". WordPress.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Hofler, p. 77
- ^ Pasternack, p. 40
- ^ Hofler, p. 3
- ^ Hofler, p. 63
- ^ Hofler, pp. 74–75
- ^ Highberger, Craig. "Andy Warhol at his Factory at 33 Union Square, LAST ONE signed by Jack Mitchell". 1stDibs. 1stDibs.com Inc.
- ^ WarholStars entry
Further reading
- Hofler, Robert (2014). Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to A Clockwork Orange - How a Generation of Pop Rebels Broke All the Taboos. New York: itbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-208834-5.
- Pasternack, Shirley (May 1989). Andy Warhol in Tucson. Tucson, AZ: City Magazine. {pages 38–42}.