I just watched "Andy Warhol's Bad" for the first time in 40 years, and it didn't disappoint.
I originally saw it at a midnight showing in late 1977 at the U. of Minn. with a raucous crowd, and we all hooted and hollered at various points. This time, I watched a DVD all by myself, and I was grimacing (in a good way) rather than hooting and hollering. This movie is still dark and shocking all these years later.
It was Warhol's attempt at a Hollywood-sized movie with a bigger budget to work with, but it's still filled with Warhol mid-70's "scene- sters" trying to act in supporting roles. However, three real actors (Carroll Baker, Perry King & Susan Tyrell) are the leads, and they all do fine work. And kudos to the late Charles McGregor, a 70's Blaxploition stalwart who plays a really creepy, crooked, "slacker" cop in his final role. He was excellent as well.
I kept waiting for the ***SPOILER ALERT*** "baby out the window scene", and it shows up late to churn your stomach in a thousand knots.
Check it out if you're looking for something a little different from a "blast from the past" movie.
I originally saw it at a midnight showing in late 1977 at the U. of Minn. with a raucous crowd, and we all hooted and hollered at various points. This time, I watched a DVD all by myself, and I was grimacing (in a good way) rather than hooting and hollering. This movie is still dark and shocking all these years later.
It was Warhol's attempt at a Hollywood-sized movie with a bigger budget to work with, but it's still filled with Warhol mid-70's "scene- sters" trying to act in supporting roles. However, three real actors (Carroll Baker, Perry King & Susan Tyrell) are the leads, and they all do fine work. And kudos to the late Charles McGregor, a 70's Blaxploition stalwart who plays a really creepy, crooked, "slacker" cop in his final role. He was excellent as well.
I kept waiting for the ***SPOILER ALERT*** "baby out the window scene", and it shows up late to churn your stomach in a thousand knots.
Check it out if you're looking for something a little different from a "blast from the past" movie.