In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's television, Chamberlain wrote and directed Brand X, an 87 minute series of faux television shows spoofing the politics and mass media of the day, complete with commercials for Sex, Sweat, Computer Dating and Peanut Butter. BRAND X follows Taylor Mead through a day in a wacky television studio as he portrays an exercise guru, a talk show host, a veteran returning from the American Civil War, a hospital patient in a soap opera, the President of the United States and a televangelist giving the Nightly Sermon. BRAND X satirizes President Nixon, the Vietnam War, sex, drugs, computers, money and race relations.
Acting
Taylor Mead's chaotic multi-role commitment.
Production
DIY TV studio built from spite and friendship.
Director
Win Chamberlain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Abbie Hoffman's cameo as 'Lawren Order' was filmed during his Chicago Seven trial, making this possibly the most legally chaotic production of 1970.
Chamberlain never made another feature; this spite-fueled art project remains his sole directorial statement, which honestly feels correct.
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