The documentary blends archival footage with an enigmatic interview style fitting for the Bronx-born enfant terrible Ferrara. Past and current residents wax poetic of the bohemian playground's storied history, mysterious metaphysics, and deified long time owner Stanley Bard. Bard was forced out by the hotel's board in 2007, and the Chelsea's inglorious past was threatened with a corporate makeover.
Production Apollo Films [gb](in association with); Deerjen Films;
Cast Names Vito Acconci; Donald Baechler; Stanley Bard; Jamie Burke; William S. Burroughs; Ira Cohen; Quentin Crisp; Walter Cronkite; Robert Crumb; Giancarlo Esposito; Abel Ferrara; Milos Forman; Jerry Garcia; Adam Goldberg; Ethan Hawke; Dennis Hopper; Lance Loud; Robert Oppel; Rockets Redglare; Sid Vicious; Andy Warhol; Arthur Weinstein; Sathima Bea Benjamin; Sherry Cosovic; Gaby Hoffmann; Grace Jones; Janis Joplin; Aline Kominsky; Shanyn Leigh; Caitlin Mehner;
Box Office USD 6,911
Release Date 2008-10-17 (SF Indiefest Docfest) 2009-10-02 (New York City, New York)
Genres Documentary;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, drug content, some sexual material and
brief violence.
Running Time 1 hr. 28 min. 1 hr. 28 min. (Mar del Plata Film Festival)