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Andy Makes A Movie (1968)
Dir. Robert Smith
A 22-minute film document of Warhol, Morrissey and players while they were in La Jolla shooting San Diego Surf. Joe shows up in some of the footage. Currently unavailable on video, but has made appearances at various film festivals as part of a trio of shorts collectively titled “All About Andy.”
Missing Documentary (1968)
According to reports from those who were there, a group of university students shot footage of Warhol and company while they were making Lonesome Cowboys in Old Tucson. Anybody know if this footage exists?
Andy Warhol and His Clan (1970)
Dir. Bert Koetter
Rarely seen 46-minute German documentary includes footage of Joe.
Andy Warhol (1973)
Dir. Lana Jokel
A 53-minute film by the co-editor of Heat. Though it includes footage shot at the Union Square Factory, Joe is said to appear only in film clips from Lonesome Cowboys and Trash.
Warhol (1973)
Dir. William Verity
David Bailey's controversial (at the time; largely because it was nearly banned from airing on UK television thanks to Brigid Berlin's tit art exhibition) 48-minute portrait of Warhol and the Factory includes two film clips featuring Joe from Trash, which unfortunately contribute to the longstanding credit of Paul Morrissey's work to Andy. This faulty attribution is later somewhat balanced by an interesting glimpse (sans Joe) of Morrissey's directing style and espousal of his filmmaking philosophy. Available on DVD in the UK with a contemporary Bailey interview that references Joe (see Bailey On below).
Dir. Kim Evans
Made for British television, this entry in the “Portrait of An Artist” series serves as an entertaining primer on Andy. Joe appears in film clips only. Available on video and DVD.
AMG--The Fantasy Factory (1990)The first 60-minute volume in Campfire Video's series devoted to Bob Mizer's sexy, charming and even delightfully cheeky nudie films includes a 30-second snippet from Joe's posing reel. (The complete version of Joe's posedown can be found as an extra on the DVD of the documentary Beefcake, see below.)
Dir. Jonas Mekas
Pioneer underground filmmaker and critic Mekas’ celluloid diary snippets from 1965-1982 include shots of Joe hanging out at Montauk in the early ‘70s. The 38-minute short is included on the French and Italian DVD collections of The Trilogy.
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)Dir. Chuck Workman
The man famous for his lightning-edited Oscar montages spends a relative eternity (90 minutes) looking at Warhol. Joe appears in a split-screened snippet from Loves of Ondine and in stills. Available on video and DVD.
Collection of gay-interest movie trailers from 1956-1976 that includes the original trailer for Heat. Available on video and DVD.
Walk on the Wild Side (1993)
Dir. James Marsh
40-minute British documentary that includes interviews with Holly Woodlawn and a crabby Joe Dallesandro.
Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol 1971-1976 (1994)
Dir. Michael Auder
This 88-minute documentary has artist Auder observing Warhol at work and in private; includes a short scene in which Joe (and child) meet Viva and her daughter Alexandra outside the Factory. Thanks to Ondine Chavoya for bringing this film to our attention.
A&E Biography: Andy Warhol (1998)
Andy gets the A&E treatment, for better and worse. Joe is glimpsed only in stills.
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)Dir. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Joe supports Holly Woodlawn in a reprise of their “Walk on the Wild Side” verses in this entry of PBS’ American Masters series. Most stations showed a 60 minute cut of the 76-minute film that made the festival rounds. Available for purchase on video and DVD.
Two-hour broadcast in the E! Channel series with plenty of good stuff, including some fresh interviews. Alas, Joe isn’t even mentioned, though we do see him on a Trash one-sheet.
Dir. Thom Fitzgerald
Joe is among the interviewees in this 93-minute look at the vintage years of male physique photography. Part documentary, part a re-enactment with actors, we’re keeping the film here because Joe’s participation is strictly in documentary and archival footage. Check out a full review.
NOTE: The DVD edition of this film contains Joe's 5 1/2 minute posing reel from the Athletic Model Guild as the first of its extra features.
Dir. Bob Smeaton
This 50-minute entry in the Classic Albums series examines the creation of Reed's landmark work through archival footage of the Factory and interviews with Reed, Gerard Malanga, Herbie Flowers, Mick Ronson, David Bowie, Ken Scott, Holly Woodlawn and others. Joe appears, too, in a few stills, a clip from the German doc Andy Warhol and His Clan, and in a contemporary interview in which he graciously relates that Reed based the famous Little Joe lyric in "Walk on the Wild Side" from the image the singer had culled from the Trilogy and not from the man himself. Available on DVD with approx. 30 minutes of extra footage.
Produced by World of Wonder in the UK, this 3-part documentary chronicles the life, art and films of Andy Warhol. Shown in 3 one hour installments in the UK (with Joe appearing briefly in episode 2), it was abridged to a 2-hour version entitled Andy Warhol, The Complete Picture for the Bravo! cable channel in the US. Unfortunately, the cable telecast, though it includes stills of Joe and a clip from Trash, didn't retain any of the new interview footage Joe taped for the project. The 104-minute US and UK (Pal) DVD editions come with Joe intact, though seen for less than a minute, and inaccurately introduce him as a "model-hustler" who came knocking on the Factory door because he hoped to make it to the big screen. Far from the truth, of course, it casts a shadow over some of the rest of the contextual shorthand in this "complete picture."
A Look on the Wild Side (2002)Dir. Mario Zonta and Walter Martyn Cabell
Mario Zonta’s 53-minute documentary opens with footage of Paul Morrissey, Holly Woodlawn and Joe Dallesandro on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 2002. Thereafter, the film is composed of Zonta’s informal, off-the-cuff interviews with the three principals, interspersed with clips from the films. Fawned over by Zonta, his good friend of many years, Joe displays a mix of moods in footage from interviews shot over several months both here in the states and in Italy. “I was once very attractive,” he says of his early nude scene work. He adds, “Now I don’t take off my clothes at all...only in the dark.” Included on the Italian DVD collection of The Trilogy. More info on the La Trilogia page of the Joe-Pourri Archive.
Dir. Craig Highberger
A 95-minute tribute to one of the Factory's shining stars: a poet, playwright, and personality extraordinnaire. Joe reminisces along with the likes of Paul Morrissey, Holly Woodlawn, Sylvia Miles, Harvey Fierstein, Steven Watson, Mary Woronov, Taylor Mead, Michael Musto, Jack Mitchell, and many others in this loving and outrageous celebration of the one and only Jackie. Winner Best Documentary at the Toronto Inside Out Film Festival. Narrated by Lily Tomlin. Available on DVD with book.
Pink Flamingos (2005)
Produced by World of Wonder in the UK, this is an installment in a series covering cinematic jolts through history and aired on the AMC (American Movie Classics) cable channel, a venue whose plummet from premiere film outlet ten years ago to commerical-ridden kitsch is itself something of a commentary on the subject of trash culture. Jeff Goldblum narrates a snapshot history of the infamous John Waters film and connects the dots to modern pop shock from punk rock to "reality TV" and Jackass. Joe is among the talking heads, seen here recounting his reaction to the doggie doo finale as well as describing an emerging gay liberation in New York City of the early 70s.
Dir. Brian Chamberlain
Included as a bonus fourth DVD in The Paul Morrissey Collection Boxed Set from Image Entertainment, this 74-minute documentary is essentially a Paul Morrissey monologue about his career as an independent filmmaker and his unique relationship with Andy Warhol and the Factory players. Less acerbic than usual, Morrissey provides an interesting overview of the times, the place, and the people, with plenty of rare stills and archival documentary footage to engage us. Joe is glimpsed in stills from Lonesome Cowboys, San Diego Surf, Flesh, Trash and Heat, as well as footage from Aaron Sloan's Andy Makes A Movie and the German doc Andy Warhol and His Clan.
Dir. Luciano Chelotti
A 32-minute interview with photographer and filmmaker David Bailey included as an extra on the UK DVD showcasing Bailey's early 1970s television portraits of Warhol, Cecil Beaton and Luchino Visconti. The single-disc box also includes a typo-ridden tiny-print transcript of Bailey's interviews with Andy and a number of Factory associates (not Joe) and admirers. Curiously, late in the DVD, interviewer Chris Roberts brings up Joe and comments: "Joe Dallesandro doesn't quite open up as much as some of the other characters. Did that worry you at all?" Bailey's response is interesting, admitting he found Joe "kind of scary" and that he "sort of had a violent soul." There's more, but it's capped with the observation that Joe "didn't really fit in. He was like a beautiful boy tagged on somehow." Joe's not opening up maybe didn't worry Bailey, but it ought to worry us. Other than two clips from Trash, Joe is nowhere to be seen or heard from in the "uncut" version of the program included here.
Dir. Craig Highberger
A 75-minute documentary look at the life and career of photographer Jack Mitchell, who captured 40 years of show business with his camera and became particularly renowned for his portraits of dancers. The film is largely (and warmly) recounted by Mitchell himself, with such guest interviewees as Edward Albee, Patti LuPone, and Ned Rorem. Of particular interest to Joe devotees, who will be very familiar with Mr. Mitchell's photographs of him (two of which are glimpsed in the film), is the story about Veronica Lake being considered by Morrissey for the Sylvia Miles role in Heat. Available at http://highbergermedia.com/DVDs.html.
Short Films
Unknown Title
Italian-made short film co-starring Stefania Cassini as a witch. Joe plays the secular psychiatrist who comes to town to dispel the myth and pays with his life. The footage of Joe from this short was later edited into a completely different film, 1980's Parano.
Fred Brauner Prefers Beer (1979)
Dir. Pierre Wallon
A 30-minute French-language short with Joe speaking “French-Brooklynese” as friend to the disillusioned lead and a mutual girlfriend. Languorous, but certainly of interest to Joe fans.
Playboy's Inside/Out-- "The Diaries" (1992)Dir. Lizzie Borden
A 13-minute installment in the popular series catches Joe out-of-shape and white as a ghost as a bored husband playing sexual games with his equally bored wife. Hard to find, but available on video and DVD in Volume 1 of the series.
Dir. Doug Aitken
A 7-minute short culled from footage shot by the director for his Sponge music video, featuring a brooding Joe dressed in his pinstripe suit rubbing his brow and standing around holding a camera while beautiful girls pose and chew on grass in color-saturated settings.
Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe (1998)
Dir. Steve Kokker
A 7-minute tribute to Joe using a creatively edited collection of scenes from various films set to the sound of Judy Garland singing the title song.
Music Videos
"Never Let Me Down" (1987)
David Bowie
Available on the DVD collection David Bowie: Best of Bowie (2002), this video of the album title song never saw airplay on MTV. Joe shows up at the outset as the announcer at a dance marathon calling the contestants back out onto the floor. Look closely and you’ll notice he’s wearing a black sling on his left arm and reveals a tiny pony-tail as he walks away from the microphone and the curtain rises behind him to reveal Bowie.
Sponge
The Detroit rockers wail melodically in a pseudo-paean to Molly (Ringwald?) while a moody Joe wearing a pinstripe suit and carrying a camera hangs out beside models painted in drooling make-up.