Heat (1972 film)
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+ | '''''Heat''''', also known as '''''Andy Warhol's Heat''''', is an [[USA|American]] [[film]] released in 1972. Directed by [[Paul Morrissey]] and produced by [[Andy Warhol]], it starred [[Joe Dallesandro]], [[Sylvia Miles]] and [[Andrea Feldman]]. | ||
- | # [[thermal energy]] | + | ==Plot== |
- | #: ''This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of '''heat'''.'' | + | Dallesandro plays Joey Davis, an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a [[hustler]] in Los Angeles. Joey uses sex to get his landlady to reduce his rent, then seduces Sally Todd (Miles), a former [[Hollywood]] starlet. Sally tries to help Joey revive his career but her status as a mediocre ex-actress proves to be quite useless. Sally's [[psychosis|psychotic]] daughter Jessica (Feldman) further complicates the relationship between Sally and the cynical, emotionally-numb Joey. |
- | #: ''That engine is really throwing off some '''heat'''.'' | + | |
- | #: ''Removal of '''heat''' from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.'' | + | |
- | # The condition or quality of being hot. | + | |
- | #: ''Stay out of the '''heat''' of the sun!'' | + | |
- | # An attribute of a [[spice]] that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. | + | |
- | #: ''The chili sauce gave the dish '''heat'''.'' | + | |
- | # A period of intensity, particularly of emotion. | + | |
- | #: ''It's easy to make bad decisions in the '''heat''' of the moment'' | + | |
- | # An undesirable amount of attention. | + | |
- | #: ''The '''heat''' from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.'' | + | |
- | # The police. | + | |
- | #: ''The '''heat'''! Scram! | + | |
- | # One or more [[firearm]]s. | + | |
- | #: ''He's [[pack]]ing '''heat'''.'' | + | |
- | == Namesakes == | + | The film was conceived by Warhol as a parody of some sort of ''[[Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)|Sunset Boulevard]]''. |
- | *[[Heat (1972 film)|''Heat'' (1972 film)]], 1972 film starring Sylvia Miles and Joe Dallesandro | + | |
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Heat, also known as Andy Warhol's Heat, is an American film released in 1972. Directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, it starred Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles and Andrea Feldman.
Plot
Dallesandro plays Joey Davis, an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. Joey uses sex to get his landlady to reduce his rent, then seduces Sally Todd (Miles), a former Hollywood starlet. Sally tries to help Joey revive his career but her status as a mediocre ex-actress proves to be quite useless. Sally's psychotic daughter Jessica (Feldman) further complicates the relationship between Sally and the cynical, emotionally-numb Joey.
The film was conceived by Warhol as a parody of some sort of Sunset Boulevard.