Factory Girl
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| Directed by | George Hickenlooper |
| Produced by | Aaron Richard Golub Holly Wiersma |
| Written by | Captain Mauzner (story & screenplay) Aaron Richard Golub(story) Simon Monjack (screenplay) |
| Starring | Guy Pearce Sienna Miller Hayden Christensen Jimmy Fallon Mena Suvari |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company LLC |
| Release date(s) | December 2006 |
| Language | English |
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Factory Girl is a 2006 film that started production in late 2005. Shreveport, Louisiana serves as the filming location.
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[edit] Synopsis
It tells the story of mid-sixties 'it girl' and Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick, who will be portrayed by Sienna Miller. Guy Pearce plays Andy Warhol, and Hayden Christensen portrays rock star Danny Quinn, a fictional character who becomes involved with Edie. Christensen was originally cast as Bob Dylan, but the name of the character was changed after some controversy over whether Dylan was ever actually involved with Edie. After Sedgwick dropped out of art school in Cambridge in 1965, she moved to New York and met Warhol, who promised to make her a star.
[edit] Credited Cast
- Guy Pearce .... Andy Warhol
- Sienna Miller .... Edie Sedgwick
- Hayden Christensen .... Danny Quinn
- Jimmy Fallon .... Chuck Wein
- Meredith Ostrom .... Nico
- Beth Grant .... Julia Warhola]
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
- Armin Amero .... Ondine
- Peter Barnes .... Reporter
- Brian Bell .... Lou Reed
- Kent Bernard .... Elmo-Who
- Kent Jude Bernard .... Elmo-Who
- Colleen Camp .... Mrs. Whitley
- Will Carter .... Gino
- Steve Cox .... Junkie at Chelsea Hotel
- Illeana Douglas .... Diana Vreeland
- Richard Dupont .... Cowboy Fred
- Robert Dupont .... Cowboy Leo
- Brendon Faddis .... Rocco (attached)
- Thomas Faustin .... Aru
- Jeff Galpin .... Horse Trainer
- Shawn Hatosy .... Syd Pepperman
- Edward Herrmann .... James Townsend
- George Hickenlooper .... Documentarian
- Michael Hughes .... Cambridge Dandy
- Jack Huston .... Gerard Malanga
- Grant James .... Andy's Priest
- Sally Kirkland .... Grandma Sedgwick
- Samantha Maloney .... Moe Tucker
- Captain Mauzner .... Max Schwarzkopf
- Trish Meaney .... Virginia Quinn
- Joel Michaely .... Joey
- Tarajia Morrell .... Reporter
- Daniel Newman .... Rocco
- Don Novello .... Mort Silvers
- Brandon Olive .... Vinyl/Man in Suit
- Mary-Kate Olsen .... Molly Spence
- Tommy Perna .... Jack
- Madeleine Poirrier .... Young Edie Sedgwick
- Vivek Sharma .... Killian, the photographer
- Tara Summers .... Brigid Berlin
- Mena Suvari .... Richie Berlin
- Deneen Tyler .... Wanda
- Alexi Wasser .... Lexa
- Johnny Whitworth .... Silver George
- Patrick Wilson .... John Cale
- Mike Coe .... Vogue Photographer/Reporter
[edit] Controversy
The film is expected, by many original Edie fans, to be less than exceptional. Some believe Sienna will not portray the part accurately or worthy enough to make the audience sympathize with Edie's childhood. Some fans fear Sienna will portray her as simply a junkie, and not as a real person with feelings and emotions.
The film has also sparked up news as Lou Reed, a member of the Velvet Underground and friend of Edie's, has publicly told the New York Daily News, "I read that script. It's one of the most disgusting, foul things I've seen - by any illiterate retard - in a long time. There's no limit to how low some people will go to write something to make money", as well as "They're all a bunch of whores."
[edit] Trivia
- Weezer's guitarist/singer Brian Bell and drummer Patrick Wilson covered the Velvet Underground song "Heroin" for this film. They also appear in the movie, with Bell playing Lou Reed and Wilson playing John Cale.
- Katie Holmes was set to take the starring role after Miller backed out, but it was reported Tom Cruise convinced Holmes not to do it because it would be bad for her image. Regarding the rumors, Holmes said, "I declined the role in Factory Girl based on my own decisions about the movie." [1] The role then went back to Miller.
- This is the first movie that Mary-Kate Olsen will appear in without her twin sister.
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