I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
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77% of critics liked it
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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 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 childhood as an abuse victim to her life as teenage prostitute in New York City. These experiences left Solanas (played by Lili Taylor) deeply scarred, contributing to a hatred of men that later found full flower in her famous "SCUM Manifesto," an extremist tract calling for the establishment of a "Society for Cutting Up Men." Deeply troubled, she nevertheless briefly finds hope after befriending young transvestite Candy Darling (played by Stephen Dorff) and discovering herself on the fringes of the wild, colorful world surrounding the eccentric Warhol. She becomes obsessed with the idea that Warhol's support could change her life, only to become violently enraged when the artist and his friends begin to turn away from her. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mary Harron
- Written By
- Jeremiah Newton, Diane Tucker, Mary Harron, Daniel Minahan
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- May 17, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Hallmark Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Harron's style and Taylor's unforgettable performance keep us off-balance and engrossed.
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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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Cast
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Lili Taylor
as Valerie Solanas
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Jared Harris
as Andy Warhol
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Lothaire Bluteau
as Maurice Girodias
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Martha Plimpton
as Stevie
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Stephen Dorff
as Candy Darling
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Anna Thomson
as Iris
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Craig Chester
as Fred Hughes
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Myriam Cyr
as Ultra Violet
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Jill Hennessy
as Laura
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Michael Imperioli
as Ondine
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Donovan Leitch
as Gerard Malanga
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Dan Morgenstern
as Jeremiah Newton
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Tahnee Welch
as Viva
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James Lyons
as Billy Name
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Lynn Cohen
as Concierge
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Coco McPherson
as Brigid Polk
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Reg Rogers
as Paul Morrissey
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Justin Theroux
as Mark the Revolutionary
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Yo La Tengo
as The Velvet Underground
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Peter Friedman
as Alan Burke
- Anna Levine
