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Beautiful Darling
Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

The Life and Times of the Andy Warhol Superstar

Genres

Documentary

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James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brief life and career, with a combination of current and vintage interview material, rarely seen archival photos and footage, and extracts from Darling's movies.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

02 April 2010

Country

United States of America

Cast

Candy Darling

Candy Darling

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Self

Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

Self

Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey

Self

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Self

Jeremiah Newton

Jeremiah Newton

Self

John Waters

John Waters

Self

Jackie Curtis

Jackie Curtis

Self (archive footage)

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

Self

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Self (archive footage)

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)

Jayne County

Jayne County

Self

Gerard Malanga

Gerard Malanga

Self

Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

Self

Agosto Machado

Agosto Machado

Self

Nico

Nico

Self (archive footage)

Valerie Solanas

Valerie Solanas

Self (archive footage)

Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade

Self

Geraldine Smith

Geraldine Smith

Self

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Candy Darling (voice)

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Self (archive footage)

Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Self

Aaron Richard Golub

Aaron Richard Golub

Self

George Abagnalo

George Abagnalo

Self

Melba LaRose Jr.

Melba LaRose Jr.

Self

Bob Colacello

Bob Colacello

Self

Peter Beard

Peter Beard

Self

Glenn O'Brien

Glenn O'Brien

Self

Ron Delsener

Ron Delsener

Self

Robert Heide

Robert Heide

Self

Paul Ambrose

Paul Ambrose

Self

Vincent Fremont

Vincent Fremont

Self

Sam Green

Sam Green

Self

Pat Hackett

Pat Hackett

Self

Ruby Lynn Reyner

Ruby Lynn Reyner

Self

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