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| Blue Movie | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Andy Warhol[1] |
| Written by | Andy Warhol |
| Produced by | Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey |
| Starring | Viva Louis Waldon |
| Cinematography | Andy Warhol |
Production company | Andy Warhol Films |
| Distributed by | Andy Warhol Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000[3] |
Blue Movie (also known as Fuck and F,k)[2][4][5] is a 1969 American erotic film written, produced and directed by Andy Warhol.[1][6] It is the first adult erotic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States,[1][4][6] and is regarded as a seminal film in the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), which, before the legalization of pornography in Denmark on July 1, 1969,[7] started on June 12, 1969[2] with the release of Blue Movie at the Elgin Theater, and later, the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre, in New York City.[1] Blue Movie helped inaugurate the "porno chic" phenomenon,[8][9] in which porn was publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope)[9] and taken seriously by film critics (like Roger Ebert),[10][11] in modern American culture, and shortly thereafter, in many other countries throughout the world.[12][13] According to Warhol, Blue Movie was a major influence in the making of Last Tango in Paris, an internationally controversial erotic drama film starring Marlon Brando and released a few years after Blue Movie was made.[4] Viva and Louis Waldon, playing themselves, starred in Blue Movie.[4]
In 1970, Mona, the second adult erotic film that received a wide release, was shown. Afterwards, other adult films, were released, including Boys in the Sand, Deep Throat, Behind the Green Door, and The Devil in Miss Jones, which continued the Golden Age of Porn. In 2016, Blue Movie was shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan.[14]
- ^ a b c d e Canby, Vincent (July 22, 1969). "Movie Review - Blue Movie (1968) Screen: Andy Warhol's 'Blue Movie'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c Staff (July 21, 1969). "Blue Movie (1969)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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- ^ Staff (May 31, 2019). "Denmark legalized pornography 50 years ago. Did the decision turn out as expected?". The Local. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (January 21, 1973). "Porno chic; 'Hard-core' grows fashionable-and very profitable". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
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