Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (allowing for projection overlap of the 35-minute reels) only once, at the Film-Makers' Cinematheque in New York City. The imagery in the film is dense, wearying and beautiful, but ultimately hard to decipher, for, in contrast to his earlier, and more famous film Chelsea Girls, made in 1966, Warhol insisted that two reels be screened simultaneously on top of each other on a single screen, rather than side-by-side. The film's title is a pun on the rating system used by critics to rank films, with "four stars" being the highest rating. From Wikipedia.
Direction
Warhol's two-reel projection gimmick actively fights comprehension.
Production
Shot in color specifically to torture projectionists for 25 hours.
Director
Andy Warhol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 35-minute reel overlap means projectionists had to stay awake and alert for over a day straight.
Warhol made this immediately after Chelsea Girls became his only mainstream hit—essentially punishing audiences for liking him.
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