Heat-1972

Director Paul Morrissey

Starring Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles

Scott’s Review #479

Reviewed September 11, 2016

Grade: A-

Heat (1972) is a Paul Morrissey/Andy Warhol collaboration in the 1970s sexploitation film genre.

The film is a spoof of the 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard and stars 1970s cult star Joe Dallesandro.

He plays a hunky, struggling actor and former child star who begins a relationship with a has-been actress (Sylvia Miles) and her lesbian daughter as they cohabit in a seedy Los Angeles hotel run by a plump landlady (Pat Ast).

He pays the landlady a reduced rent in exchange for sex.

Heat (1972) stars two of my favorite cult film actresses (Miles and Ast).

It is a fun, over-the-top, independent-style sex romp and a pleasing experience for those in the mood for something left of center.