The Velvet Underground
6.8(117) 2021-10-15 121 minDocumentaryMusic
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
ProducerCarolyn Hepburn
WriterTodd Haynes
ProducerJulie Goldman
DirectorTodd Haynes
ProducerChristine Vachon
ProducerChristopher Clements
ProducerDavid Blackman
ProducerTodd Haynes
Cast & characters
Lou Reed
as Self (archive footage)
John Cale
as Self
Sterling Morrison
as Self (archive footage)
Maureen Tucker
as Self
Jonas Mekas
as Self
Jonathan Richman
as Self
John Waters
as Self
Nico
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
as Self (voice)
No photo
Doug Yule
as Self (archive footage)
Danny Fields
as Self
La Monte Young
as Self
Amy Taubin
as Self
Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Woronov
as Self
Marian Zazeela
as Self
Jackson Browne
as Self
No photo
Joseph Freeman
as Self
Cass Elliot
as Self (archive footage)
No photo
Tony Conrad
as Self (voice)
Billy Name
as Self (voice)
No photo
Bill Graham
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Zappa
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
