Brand X 54 years old
The movie for people.
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.
Credits
Brand X Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sam Shepard He was 26, 73 years old when he died | |
| Sally Kirkland She was 28, now 83 years old | as Patient / President's Wife |
| Frank Cavestani | as Doctor |
| Abbie Hoffman He was 33, 52 years old when he died | as Policeman (Lawren Order) |
| Ultra Violet She was 34, 78 years old when she died | as Singer |
| Tally Brown She was 35, 54 years old when she died | as Talk Show Hostess |
| Taylor Mead He was 45, 88 years old when he died | as Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse |
| Candy Darling She was 25, 29 years old when she died | as Marlene D-Train |
Brand X Crew
| Name | Department |
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Brand X (54 years)
The movie for people.
- Release day: Monday, May 18, 1970
- Runtime: 87 minutes