Factory Girl (2006)
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19% of critics liked it
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59% of users liked it
(76,799 ratings)
The true story of one woman's brief and ultimately tragic flirtation with fame in the 1960s provides the basis for this biographical drama. In 1943, Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) was born to a wealthy and socially prominent family, and she grew up with beauty and money, but also a history of… More The true story of one woman's brief and ultimately tragic flirtation with fame in the 1960s provides the basis for this biographical drama. In 1943, Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) was born to a wealthy and socially prominent family, and she grew up with beauty and money, but also a history of mental illness; she was hospitalized with an eating disorder in her late teens, and by the time she was 21, two of her seven siblings had died before their time. In 1964, Edie moved to New York City, and quickly made a splash on the Manhattan social scene; she became friendly with the famous pop artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce), who was fascinated by her gamine loveliness and her quirky personality. Warhol wasted no time in casting her in one of his underground movies, and she quickly became a crucial part of his retinue of "superstars." Fashion icon Diana Vreeland (Illeana Douglas) was convinced Edie had the looks and charm to also become a successful model, and soon she was gracing the pages of Life, Vogue, and Glamour. But Edie's instability was hardly helped by her new fast-lane lifestyle, and when she met Billy Quinn (Hayden Christensen), a folk rock singer-songwriter often cited as "the voice of a generation," he persuaded her that Warhol and his associates were simply using her fame and beauty for their own gain, and she found herself torn between two powerful mentors, one of whom had become her lover as well. Factory Girl also co-stars Jimmy Fallon, Mena Suvari, and Tara Summers as regulars at the Warhol "Factory." The character of Musician was inspired in part by Bob Dylan, who was romantically involved with Edie Sedgwick for a brief time. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Hickenlooper
- Written By
- Captain Mauzner, Aaron Richard Golub
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 9, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Trevor Johnston, Time Out
One wonders whether the documentary format would have better served the material than this ill-focused drama. Since real-life family and observers chime in over the end credits, perhaps the filmmakers were thinking the same thing.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I think Sienna Miller does a really nice job of capturing Edie Sedgwick, who really was the fore-runner to Paris Hilton and a lot of other people who are just famous for being famous.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
It's a movie without that emotional spark that lets us connect with her, or anybody else.
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Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
When Sedgwick's whirl of liberation turns into addiction, clichés stall the plot.
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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Sedgwick's death seems as predestined as a Hollywood melodrama.
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Cast
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Sienna Miller
as Edie Sedgwick
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Hayden Christensen
as Billy Quinn Musician
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Guy Pearce
as Andy Warhol
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Jimmy Fallon
as Chuck Wein
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Mena Suvari
as Richie Berlin
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Shawn Hatosy
as Syd Pepperman
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Illeana Douglas
as Diana Vreeland
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Armin Amiri
as Ondine
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Edward Herrmann
as James Townsend
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Jack Huston
as Gerard Malanga
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Beth Grant
as Julia Warhol
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Tara Summers
as Brigid Polk
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Johnny Whitworth
as Silver George
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James Naughton
as Fuzzy Sedgwick
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Ingrid Superstar
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Don Novello
as Mort Silvers
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Grant James
as Priest
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Richard Folmer
as Waiter
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Tarajia Morrell
as Reporter At JFK Airport
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Charles Ferrara
as Vendor At Flea Market
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Brian Bell
as Lou Reed
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Patrick Wilson
as John Cale
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Michael A. Stephens
as Sterling Morrison
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Samantha Maloney
as Mo Tucker
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Meredith Ostrom
as Nico
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Jeffrey Galpin
as Horse Trainer
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Robert Lasko
as Frank (Cowboy Twin 1)
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Richard Lasko
as Leo (Cowboy Twin 2)
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Renee Vincent
as Mrs. Shingle
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Thomas Faustin
as Aru
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Kevin Lyons
as Giovanni
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Peggy Walton-Walker
as Alice Sedgwick
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Will Carter
as Gino
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Alexi Wasser
as Lexa Spence
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Marian Faddis
as Diana Vreeland's Assistant
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Brandon Olive
as Factory Freak
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Trace Cheramie
as Gay Cowboy
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Stephen Michael Cox
as Junky
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Kent Jude Bernard
as Elmo Who
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Jon E. Edwards
as Taci Driver
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Trisha Meaney
as Musician's Wife
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Michael Hughes
as Harvard Dandy
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Madeleine Poirrier
as Young Edie
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Mikey Post
as Taxi Driver
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Brendan Faddis
as Rocco
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Heather Bloom
as The Other Woman
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Jim Coope
as Harvard Club Waiter
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Colleen Camp
as Mrs. Whitley
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Joel Michaely
as Joey
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Tommy Perna
as Jack (Muscle Mary Bouncer)
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Peter Barnes
as Reporter
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Georgina Chapman (II)
as Interviewer
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Morris Bart & Kimberly C. Anderson
as Reporter
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Deneen Tyler
as Wanda
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Tim Soergel
as Gay Cowboy #2
