Eric Emerson. According to Burns' documentary, Warhol and his companions completed an average of one 33-minute segment per week. Once principal photography wrapped, Warhol and co-director Paul Morrissey selected the 12 most striking vignettes they had filmed and then projected them side by side to create a visual juxtaposition of both contrasting images and divergent content (the so-called "white" or light and innocent aspects of life against the "black" or darker, more disturbing aspects.) As a result, the 6.5 hour running time was essentially cut in half, to 3 hours and 15 minutes. However, part of Warhol's concept for the film was that it would be unlike watching a regular movie because the two projectors could never achieve exact synchronization from viewing to viewing; therefore, despite specific instructions of where individual sequences would be played during the running time, each viewing of the film would, in essence, be an entirely different experience. Several of the sequences have gone on to attain a cult status, most notably the "Pope" sequence, featuring avant-garde actor and poet Robert Olivo, or Ondine as he called himself, as well as a segment featuring Mary Woronov titled "Hanoi Hannah," one of two portions of the film scripted specifically by Tavel. Notably missing is a sequence Warhol shot with his most popular superstar Edie Sedgwick which, according to Morrissey, Warhol excised from the final film at the insistence of Sedgwick, who claimed she was under contract to Bob Dylan's manager Albert Grossman at the time the film was made. Sedgwick's footage was used in the Warhol film Afternoon. Cast The cast of the film is largely made up of persons playing themselves, and are credited as follows: Brigid Berlin as herself (The Duchess) Nico as herself Ondine as himself (Pope) Ingrid Superstar as herself Randy Bourscheidt as himself Angelina 'Pepper' Davis as herself Christian Aaron Boulogne as himself Mary Woronov as Hanoi Hannah Ed Hood as himself Ronna as herself International Velvet as herself Rona Page as herself Rene Ricard as himself Dorothy Dean as herself Patrick Fleming as himself Eric Emerson as himself Donald Lyons as himself Gerard Malanga as Son Marie Menken as Mother Arthur Loeb as himself Mario Montez as Transvestite Critical reception Although the film garnered the most commercial success of Warhol's films, reaction to it was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on reviews from