The movie was made without Paul Morrissey and Joe Dallesandro, the director-star team from previous Warhol movies. Perry King played a Dallesandro-type role and says the crew would sometimes call him "Joe". [5] Director Jed Johnson was Warhol's companion at the time. [2] Warhol himself was a fan of a fashion show, going to see runway happenings by the likes of Halston and Saint Laurent. Colacello recalls that the artist would turn to him and say the same thing each time: “Gee, Bob, we should make this into a play.” He laughs. “Warhol came out of the world of fashion, and he never really left it.” Baker later said ""It had nothing to do with film-making, it had nothing to do with any other experience I ever had. It was like working on the moon. But he (Warhol) wanted me, he cast me in it, I wanted to do it, and it was such a big hit in Europe." [8]

About this piece: Limited edition print of the iconic Debbie Harry (Blondie) wearing an Andy Warhol designed “Bad” tee shirt. Photographed by Brian Aris in London in 1978. a b Thomas, Kevin (April 7, 1977). "Hit Women for Hire in 'Bad'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California Part IV, p. 16. Warhol was not, however, just a trailblazing artist; he was also a star with an image to match. “He really understood the idea of having a public persona,” says Fiontan Moran, assistant curator at Tate Modern. “Pop art was made from familiar objects, it was accessible, and a winning combination with his distinctive visual identity.” If you're returning items from our Buy 3 Get 1 Free Multibuy range then you will be charged for any items that you are keeping. Siskel, Gene (June 8, 1977). "Warhol's 'Bad' is bad and that's not good". Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 6.King says he and Baker struggled until halfway through the shoot. "We couldn't count on help from [director] Jed Johnson because he was just a kid and he didn't really know what he was doing", he said. [5] They asked Susan Tyrell for help and she said they made a mistake reading the script. King says, "It sounded insane to me, but you know, she was absolutely right. If you're working on a Andy Warhol film you can't approach it like it's a conventional film with a beginning, middle and a end. You had to forget about the character arc... this was an Andy Warhol movie. You had to give yourself over completely to that world. You had to embrace that world and one of the things you did was to improvise everything. They didn't want to do anything conventionally." [5] a b Horna, Jed (September 27, 1976). "Andy Warhol Thinks Everybody and Everything Is 'Great' Except His Latest Movie—it's 'Bad' ". People Magazine. G. and R.C. wander in and out of the house and occasionally torture her sister-in-law with mean comments about her weight and absent husband. L.T. delights in this and does nothing to prevent it.

We've always wanted to make a big movie but we've never had the money", said Warhol. "You can't go to an investor and say, 'Oh Holly will improvise, she'll think of something to improvise'. And we love the polish of a professional film. If you can direct this, you can direct anything." [6]PLEASE NOTE: In some European countries you may be asked to pay a surcharge to receive your parcel. His ideas have often been seen on catwalks. At Calvin Klein in 2017 , Raf Simons put Warhol artworks in ad campaigns and on clothing, using the artist as a prism through which to explore American culture. In the 80s, Stephen Sprouse was inspired by the Camouflage paintings, while Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s SS84 collection included a Campbell’s soup can dress. King says he was cast without auditioning. He had just been in Mandingo (1975) which he says "was a big deal because it was kind of trashy. And trashy, to the Andy Warhol universe, was what they liked. Trash was big art to them." [5]