Lonesome Cowboys (1968 film)
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 film by American filmmaker Andy Warhol. Written by Paul Morrissey, the film is a satire of Hollywood westerns. The film won the Best Film Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Warhol initially planned to title the film Fuck, then The Glory of the Fuck. Warhol and Morrisey settled on Lonesome Cowboys while Warhol was convalescing following the attempt on his life by Valerie Solanas. John Schlesinger was filming Midnight Cowboy, which featured several members of Warhols entourage, including Viva and Ultra Violet who, with Morrisey, shot a separate short film during shooting of Midnight Cowboys elaborate party scene. Warhol initially endorsed the participation of his people but grew resentful at what he perceived as Schlesingers poaching of Warhols scene. Warhol decided to undercut Schlesinger by naming this film Lonesome Cowboys as a reference to Midnight Cowboy.In August 1969, the film was seized by police in Atlanta, Georgia and the theater personnel arrested. ........
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