I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (6,146 ratings)

The true story of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who became notorious after shooting art world icon Andy Warhol, is portrayed in this fact-based drama. In an attempt to present a fair assessment of her actions, writer-director Mary Harron focuses on Solanas' troubled life, from her… More

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May 17, 1996 Wide
Hallmark Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    The film benefit from Lili Taylor's perfromance and from nice artistic treatment, but Valerie Solanas is simply not interesting enough as a dramatic character to occupy the center of a whole film.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Harron's style and Taylor's unforgettable performance keep us off-balance and engrossed.

  • Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

    Never as compelling as its central performance, it's still a very good film - and after all, that's a hard performance to live up to.

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  • William D


    A shallow, silly film that portrays all its characters, including Andy Warhol, as ditzy airheads. The only real airhead here is Mary Harron, the filmmaker who created this.

  • Robert C


    Very well done. Really captures the look and feel of (what I would think) that whole "factory period" would have been like. Complete decadence on a totally supercial level. Lili Taylor is brilliant as is the rest of the cast. Don't get me wrong...Solano was… More

  • Anthony L


    I have to say this wasn?t the film I was expecting. It did however, exceed my expectations that were already quite high! Mary Harron, is sadly, a very overlooked director.

  • Leigh R


    Would have been okay if I were on acid. Although I love Lili Taylor so she did a fantastic job.

  • Michael G


    Decent but boring.

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