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I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

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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

R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Mary Harron

Written By: Jeremiah Newton, Diane Tucker, Mary Harron, Daniel Minahan

In Theaters: May 17, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Jan 23, 2001

Hallmark Entertainment

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Cast

Lili Taylor
Valerie Solanas
Jared Harris
Andy Warhol
Lothaire Bluteau
Maurice Girodias
Martha Plimpton
Stevie
Stephen Dorff
Candy Darling
Anna Thomson
Iris
Craig Chester
Fred Hughes
Myriam Cyr
Ultra Violet
Jill Hennessy
Laura
Michael Imperioli
Ondine
Donovan Leitch
Gerard Malanga
Dan Morgenstern
Jeremiah Newton
Tahnee Welch
Viva
James Lyons
Billy Name
Lynn Cohen
Concierge
Coco McPherson
Brigid Polk
Reg Rogers
Paul Morrissey
Justin Theroux
Mark the Revolutionary
Yo La Tengo
The Velvet Underground
Peter Friedman
Alan Burke
Anna Levine

Critic Reviews for I Shot Andy Warhol

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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.

October 24, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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

November 26, 2004 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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.

September 25, 2004 Comment

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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.

January 16, 2012

William Dunmyer

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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 completely unstable, but ultimately it's very sad in the

October 29, 2009