Andy Warhol’s Heat wasn’t just a movie—it was a decadent, biting parody of Sunset Boulevard filtered through Warhol’s Factory lens. Released in 1972 and directed by Paul Morrissey, the film starred Joe Dallesandro as a down-on-his-luck former child star navigating the strange, seductive, and often absurd world of Hollywood. Like much of Warhol’s cinema, Heat blurred the lines between art, exploitation, and social satire, pushing buttons and boundaries in equal measure.
