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I Shot Andy Warhol

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
6.8K
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I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
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This is the story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce. Afte... Read allThis is the story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce. After many times of ignoring her, Valerie shot him.This is the story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce. After many times of ignoring her, Valerie shot him.
IMDb RATING
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6.8K
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  • Director
    • Mary Harron
  • Writers
    • Jeremiah Newton(book: additional scenes dialogue from "The Letters and Diaries of Candy Darling, 1992")
    • Diane Tucker(research)
    • Mary Harron
  • Stars
    • Lili Taylor
    • Jared Harris
    • Martha Plimpton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mary Harron
  • Writers
    • Jeremiah Newton(book: additional scenes dialogue from "The Letters and Diaries of Candy Darling, 1992")
    • Diane Tucker(research)
    • Mary Harron
  • Stars
    • Lili Taylor
    • Jared Harris
    • Martha Plimpton
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    • 46User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Valerie Jean Solanas
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Andy Warhol
    Martha Plimpton
    Martha Plimpton
    • Stevie
    Lothaire Bluteau
    Lothaire Bluteau
    • Maurice Girodias
    Anna Thomson
    Anna Thomson
    • Iris
    Peter Friedman
    Peter Friedman
    • Alan Burke
    Tahnee Welch
    Tahnee Welch
    • Viva
    Jamie Harrold
    Jamie Harrold
    • Jackie Curtis
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    • Gerard Malanga
    • (as Donovan Leitch)
    Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli
    • Ondine
    Reg Rogers
    Reg Rogers
    • Paul Morrisey
    • (as Reg Rodgers)
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Tom Baker
    Jill Hennessy
    Jill Hennessy
    • Laura
    Coco McPherson
    • Brigid Berlin
    Myriam Cyr
    Myriam Cyr
    • Ultra Violet
    Danny Morgenstern
    • Jeremiah Newton
    Lola Pashalinski
    Lola Pashalinski
    • Psychiatrist
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Hotel Earle Concierge
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Jeremiah Newton(book: additional scenes dialogue from "The Letters and Diaries of Candy Darling, 1992")
      • Diane Tucker(research)
      • Mary Harron
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was originally planned as a documentary, but the filmmakers found almost no footage of Solanas or anyone to speak about her.
    • Goofs
      Valerie visits same newsstand as much as six months apart but same issues of magazines are always on display (with, in some cases, several different issues of same title on view concurrently, something that would never happen), only rearranged.
    • Quotes

      Valerie Solanas: Give me fifteen cents, and I'll give you a dirty word.

      Maurice Girodias: What's the word?

      Valerie Solanas: Men.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Mulholland Falls/Sunset Park/The Truth About Cats and Dogs/I Shot Andy Warhol/Wings of Courage (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Burned
      Written by Neil Young

      Performed by Wilco

      Courtesy of Reprise Records

    User reviews46

    Review
    Top review
    Three Good Performances Lost
    Stephen Dorff and Lili Taylor and Jared Harris are all great in this film, particularly Dorff. But the film's biggest weakness is that everyone in the movie is so weird you don't really care what happens to them. Only Dorff manages to invest his character with enough humanity and vulnerability that you are actually interested to learn of his ultimate fate. I was kind of surprised to learn that Solanis is held up as some kind of proto-feminist lesbian guru when it is obvious she's only twisted and insane.

    Imagine if the situation were reversed and Solanis was a man calling for the cutting up of all women and denouncing women as an inferior race. Such a viewpoint would be considered monstrous! Solanis is a crank and a fool, so it's impossible to take her character's world view any more seriously than the guy down by the subway station who mumbles to people who aren't there.

    The entire Factory scene is rightly exposed as the pretentious, ridiculous collection of sub-mediocre talent it was. So the viewer isn't surprised when Solanis shoots Warhol, as he couldn't say no to anyone around him and surrounded himself with so many weirdos it was inevitable.



    Would this film have been lauded had it been a biopic of Mark David Chapman? I don't see much difference between Solanis and Chapman frankly...both complete, colossal failures in life who managed to gain notierity through murder or attempted murder.

    In summary, this was a well-executed take on a rather idiotic topic. I'd rather see the director use her talents to make a movie about people who deserve the effort. Not worthless no-talents like Warhol and Solanis.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yo disparé a Andy Warhol
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Playhouse International Pictures
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
      • BBC Arena
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,875,527
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,053
      • May 5, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,875,527
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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