I Shot Andy Warhol Movie Review 1996

Based on a true story, this black comedy focuses on the 15 minutes of fame achieved by Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot pop artist Andy Warhol for ignoring her in 1968. Taylor manages to recreate the more unpleasant aspects of Solanas without making her completely unsympathetic. Writer/director Harron, making her feature film debut, does a wonderful job of recreating the drugged-out world Warhol and his cohorts inhabited. Her script succeeds by attempting to understand Solanas's actions, while not excusing or sensationalizing them. Features music by former Velvet Underground member, John Cale.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Biopics: Writers, Period Piece: 1960s, Art & Artists, Gender Bending, Martyred Pop Icons, True Stories

Screenplay

Mary Harron, Daniel Minahan

Cast

Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Stephen Dorff, Martha Plimpton, Donovan Leitch, Tahnee Welch, Michael Imperioli, Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Thomson, Peter Friedman, Jill(ian) Hennessey, Craig Chester, James Lyons, Reginald Rodgers, Jamie Harrold, Edoardo Ballerini, Lynn Cohen, Myriam Cyr, Isabel Gillies, Eric Mabius

Cinematography

Ellen Kuras

Director

Mary Harron

Music

John Cale

Producer

Christine Vachon, Tom Kalin, Lindsay Law, Anthony Wall, Playhouse Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company