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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = San Diego Surf
| name = San Diego Surf
| image =
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption = original film poster
| director = [[Andy Warhol]]
| director = [[Andy Warhol]]
| producer = [[Paul Morrissey]]
| producer = [[Paul Morrissey]]
| writer =
| writer =
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Joe Dallesandro]]<br>[[Eric Emerson]]<br>[[Taylor Mead]]<br>[[Viva (Warhol superstar)|Viva]]
| starring = [[Taylor Mead]]<br>[[Viva (Warhol superstar)|Viva]]<br>[[Joe Dallesandro]]<br>[[Eric Emerson]]<br>[[Ingrid Superstar]]<br>Nawana Davis<br>Michael Boosin
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = Paul Morrissey<br>Andy Warhol
| cinematography = Paul Morrissey<br>Andy Warhol
| editing = Paul Morrissey
| editing = Paul Morrissey
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = October 16, 2012<br>([[Museum of Modern Art|MOMA]])
| released = {{Film date|2012|10|16|[[Museum of Modern Art|MOMA]]}}
| runtime = 90 min
| runtime = 90 min
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''San Diego Surf''''' (1968) is a feature film directed by [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Paul Morrissey]], and filmed in [[San Diego, California]] in May 1968. In 1996, the Andy Warhol Foundation commissioned Morrissey to "finish editing the film based on Warhol's notes".<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/movies/san-diego-surf-maybe-a-warhol-film-at-moma.html?pagewanted=all J. Hoberman, "A Warhol Film Surfaces, but Is It His?", ''New York Times'' (January 18, 2013)]</ref>
'''''San Diego Surf''''' is a 1968 feature film directed by [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Paul Morrissey]], and filmed in [[La Jolla, California]] in May 1968. On June 3, 1968, Warhol was shot by [[Valerie Solanas]], bringing work on the film to a halt. In 1996, the Andy Warhol Foundation commissioned Morrissey to "finish editing the film based on Warhol's notes".<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/movies/san-diego-surf-maybe-a-warhol-film-at-moma.html?pagewanted=all J. Hoberman, "A Warhol Film Surfaces, but Is It His?", ''The New York Times'' (January 18, 2013)]</ref>


The film stars [[Viva (actress)|Viva]], [[Taylor Mead]], [[Joe Dallesandro]], [[Ingrid Superstar]], Tom Hompertz, [[Eric Emerson]], and Louis Waldron. The film was a follow-up to Warhol's ''[[Lonesome Cowboys]]'' (released December 1967) with much of the same cast.
The film stars [[Viva (actress)|Viva]], [[Taylor Mead]], [[Joe Dallesandro]], [[Ingrid Superstar]], Tom Hompertz, [[Eric Emerson]], Nawana Davis, Michael Boosin, and [[Louis Waldon]]. The film was a follow-up to Warhol's ''[[Lonesome Cowboys]]'' (released December 1967) with much of the same cast.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Mr. and Mrs. Mead (Viva and Mead) are a married couple renting a seaside mansion to a group of young male surfers. Their daughter (Ingrid Superstar) is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers.
Mr. and Mrs. Mead (Mead and Viva) are a married couple renting a seaside mansion to a group of young male surfers. Their daughter (Ingrid Superstar) is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers.


Meanwhile, Viva wants a divorce from her husband, who wants a surfer of his own. Tom (Hompertz), a surfer, is inveigled by Mr. Mead to urinate on him. In a close-up, Mr. Mead receives Tom's offering ecstatically, after which he comments, "I'm a real surfer now."
Meanwhile, Viva wants a divorce from her husband, who wants a surfer of his own. Tom (Hompertz), a surfer, is inveigled by Mr. Mead to urinate on him. In a close-up, Mr. Mead receives Tom's offering ecstatically, after which he comments, "I'm a real surfer now."
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==Premiere==
==Premiere==
The film premiered at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City on October 16, 2012.<ref>[http://www.warhol.org/sandiegosurf ''San Diego Surf'' to premiere at MOMA on October 16, 2012]</ref>
The film premiered at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City on October 16, 2012.<ref>[http://www.warhol.org/sandiegosurf ''San Diego Surf'' to premiere at MOMA on October 16, 2012]</ref>

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==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of American films of 1968]]
*[[Andy Warhol filmography]]
*[[Andy Warhol filmography]]

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218575 ''San Diego Surf'' at IMDB]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218575 ''San Diego Surf'' at IMDB]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/28/entertainment/la-et-cm-andy-warhols-san-diego-surf-coming-to-san-diego-20130128 David Ng, "Warhol's 'San Diego Surf' Finally Coming to the West Coast", ''Los Angeles Times'' (January 28, 2013)]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/28/entertainment/la-et-cm-andy-warhols-san-diego-surf-coming-to-san-diego-20130128 David Ng, "Warhol's ''San Diego Surf'' Finally Coming to the West Coast", ''Los Angeles Times'' (January 28, 2013)]
*[http://www.warholstars.org/warhol/warhol1/warhol1f/surf.html ''San Diego Surf'' at WarholStars]



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San Diego Surf
Directed byAndy Warhol
Produced byPaul Morrissey
StarringTaylor Mead
Viva
Joe Dallesandro
Eric Emerson
Ingrid Superstar
Nawana Davis
Michael Boosin
CinematographyPaul Morrissey
Andy Warhol
Edited byPaul Morrissey
Release date
  • October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16) (MOMA)
Running time
90 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

San Diego Surf is a 1968 feature film directed by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey, and filmed in La Jolla, California in May 1968. On June 3, 1968, Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas, bringing work on the film to a halt. In 1996, the Andy Warhol Foundation commissioned Morrissey to "finish editing the film based on Warhol's notes".[1]

The film stars Viva, Taylor Mead, Joe Dallesandro, Ingrid Superstar, Tom Hompertz, Eric Emerson, Nawana Davis, Michael Boosin, and Louis Waldon. The film was a follow-up to Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys (released December 1967) with much of the same cast.

Plot

Mr. and Mrs. Mead (Mead and Viva) are a married couple renting a seaside mansion to a group of young male surfers. Their daughter (Ingrid Superstar) is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers.

Meanwhile, Viva wants a divorce from her husband, who wants a surfer of his own. Tom (Hompertz), a surfer, is inveigled by Mr. Mead to urinate on him. In a close-up, Mr. Mead receives Tom's offering ecstatically, after which he comments, "I'm a real surfer now."

Premiere

The film premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on October 16, 2012.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ J. Hoberman, "A Warhol Film Surfaces, but Is It His?", The New York Times (January 18, 2013)
  2. ^ San Diego Surf to premiere at MOMA on October 16, 2012


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