Kitchen (1966): Cast & Plot
Kitchen is a 1966 film directed by Andy Warhol, starring Edie Sedgwick as Jo, Ronald Tavel and Roger Trudeau. It runs 1 hour 6 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 6m (66 min)
- Director
- Andy Warhol
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kitchen About?
The premise of Kitchen without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Andy Warhol asked Ronald Tavel to write a vehicle for Edie Sedgwick in a white kitchen, creating an iconic short. A cast of actors and objects—sink, trash basket—are thrust into absurd comic theater. In the cramped, filled kitchen, boredom, confusion and dread mingle with conflict, turning the space into a laboratory of self‑creation.
Kitchen Themes & Keywords
· 1 tag- independent film
Kitchen Cast & Characters
Edie Sedgwick leads the cast as Jo, with Ronald Tavel as Offscreen Direction and Roger Trudeau as Nicky. Directed by Andy Warhol; 8 actors are credited in all.
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Director Andy Warhol
- Edie Sedgwick as Jo
- Ronald Tavel as Offscreen Direction
- Roger Trudeau as Nicky
- Rene Ricard as Busboy
Also Starring in Kitchen
· 4 more- David McCabe Photographer
- Gerard Malanga
- Donald Lyons Gerald
- Elecktrah Nikki
Kitchen Plot Summary
What happens in Kitchen from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Devised to highlight Edie Sedgwick as Jo, this directionless black-and-white film opens with the sound of sneezing and a Warhol-style static camera fixed on an empty, white kitchen in a small apartment. ” The moment freezes the mood as Sedgwick’s voice lists the everyday objects in the kitchen, including a malted machine—an electric mixer—that becomes a repeated motif in the film, a symbol of domestic routine intersecting with performance. The voice also reveals a quirky secret: scripts are hidden on the set so actors can pretend to read books or glance at the wall calendar whenever lines slip away.
Full summary
The whole story of Kitchen, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Kitchen?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who portrays the character Jo in the film?
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Kitchen FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Kitchen, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kitchen?
Kitchen runs 1 hour 6 minutes (66 minutes).
When was Kitchen released?
Kitchen was released on March 3, 1966.
Who directed Kitchen?
Kitchen was directed by Andy Warhol.
More films by Andy Warhol Who is in the cast of Kitchen?
Kitchen stars Edie Sedgwick as Jo, Ronald Tavel as Offscreen Direction and Roger Trudeau as Nicky, among 8 credited actors.
Does Kitchen have a post-credit scene?
No. Kitchen has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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