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Paul Morrissey
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Executive Producer, Actor, Editor Born: February 23, 1938 in New York City, NY Biography:"Paul Morrissey" began making underground short films in the early 1960s, and soon became a production assistant for "Andy Warhol". He was the cameraman on several Warhol films, including "Lonesome Cowboys"; the two co-directed the transvestite comedy "Women in Revolt" and "L'Amour" (1973). With Warhol as producer, Morrissey made several outstanding films starring "Joe Dallesandro", most notably his early comedies "Flesh" (1968), "Trash" (1970), and "Heat" (1972), and the stylish horror films "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" (aka "Flesh For Frankenstein" [1974]) and "Andy Warhol's Dracula" (aka "Blood For Dracula" [1974]). Morrissey's major works on his own include his offbeat tales of teenage hustlers ("Forty Deuce" [1982]) and drug pushers ("Mixed Blood" [1984]), the historical drama "Beethoven's Nephew" (1985), and the comedy "Spike of Bensonhurst" (1988). ~ All Movie Guide
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