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I Shot Andy Warhol

5.6

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Original title

I Shot Andy Warhol

Year

1996

Running time

106 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mary Harron

Screenwriter

Mary Harron, Daniel Minahan

Cast

Music

John Cale

Cinematography

Ellen Kuras

Producer

Co-production United States-United Kingdom;

Playhouse International Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company, BBC Arena

Genre

Drama | Biography. Crime. 1960s. Independent Film (US). Gay & Lesbian. Feminism

Synopsis

Based on the true 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, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.

Awards: 1996: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best First Feature

1996: Sundance Film Festival: Special Recognition for Lili Taylor (For outstanding performance)

1996: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Lili Taylor)

1996: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actress.

1996: National Board of Review (NBR): Spotlight Award.

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Critics' reviews

"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."

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"An exemplary and dynamic work that goes about as far as a narrative film can in both analyzing a complex personality and portraying a cultural scene"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Immensely entertaining and provocative"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"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."

Marjorie Baumgarten: Austin Chronicle
"A cool and clinical reportorial remembrance whose very title reminds us who Solanas was"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"The movie is fairly entertaining; it's too bad the guest of honor is such a drag"

Terrence Rafferty: The New Yorker
"This is a film of powerful ideas, impressive set design, and compelling performances"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews

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I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

Mary Harron

5.6

(877)