Little Joe (2009)

Synopsis of Little Joe

Few figures from Andy Warhol's retinue of 1960s "superstars" burned a more indelible image than Joe Dallesandro. After years of being shuttled in and out of foster homes and juvenile detention facilities, Dallesandro was 15 when he began working as a nude model for the Athletic Model Guild, a photo agency who supplied material to a number of gay-oriented magazines, and at 17 he happened to meet Andy Warhol, who had become a highly visible in the underground film movement. Dallesandro became part of Warhol's stock company, and the camera clearly loved his emotionally blank tough-guy image and muscular body; when Warhol turned producer and Paul Morrissey became director of the Factory's cinematic output, Dallesandro was promoted to leading man and starred in Heat, Trash, Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula. In time, Dallesandro moved on from the Warhol films, starring in a string of successful genre pictures in Europe, working with such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola Steven Soderbergh and John Waters, and guest starring on a number of top-rated television shows, including Miami Vice, Wiseguy and Matlock. Joe Dallesandro tells his own story of his life and career in the documentary Little Joe, which was co-produced by Dallesandro and directed by his daughter, Nicole Haeusser. Little Joe was an official selection at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, where Dallesandro received a special Teddy Award for his work and its impact on underground filmmaking and gay cinema. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Director(s):

Nicole Haeusser

Producer(s):

Nicole Haeusser, Christos Moisides, Vedra Mehagian Dallesandro

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