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I Shot Andy Warhol

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United Kingdom, United States · 1996
Rated R · 1h 43m
Director Mary Harron
Starring Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Stephen Dorff, Martha Plimpton
Genre Drama

This is the story of Valerie Solanas: a 1960s radical who preached hatred toward men in her “Scum” manifesto. She later wrote a screenplay that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce into a film, but he refused, and subsequently ignored her many attempts to get in contact with him. Her next step? Shoot him.

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75

San Francisco Examiner by

After more than an hour of fun, the film turns dark as Solanas' mental state worsens. Not only does the brilliant kook wear out her welcome with Warhol, but the portrayal also grates on the viewer.

100

San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann

Typically, films about '60s subculture recycle the same set of media cliches and teach us nothing. Harron approaches the milieu with curiosity, compassion and an anthropologist's eye.

89

Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mary Harron's movie turns out to be anything but a sensationalistic bio-picture; it neither sanctifies nor demonizes the shooter or her famous victim. What the movie accomplishes is something trickier: It treats its two principals, Solanis and Warhol, with respect and humanity.

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