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I Shot Andy Warhol

EMAILPRINTSamuel Goldwyn Company / Orion Pictures

I Shot Andy Warhol reviews
75
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Mary Harron
Daniel Minahan
Jeremiah Newton

Directed by: Mary Harron

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 1, 1996
DVD: January 23, 2001

Running Time: 103 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for strong sexual content, language, drug use and brief violence

Starring Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Levine, Peter Friedman, Tahnee Welch, and Jamie Harrold

In 1968, mad, radical-feminist genius Valerie Solanas shot pop-art icon Andy Warhol, seriously wounding him. This film traces her bizarre life leading to that moment, including the writing of her "SCUM Manifesto," which decrees males biologically obsolete. (MGM)

What The Critics Said

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100

San Francisco Chronicle 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.

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100

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

As riveting as its title.

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90

The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann

It's dazzling and serious, with flurries of impulse playing around a persistent core of madness. [6 May 1996, p. 24]

90

Variety Todd McCarthy

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.

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90

Salon.com Laura Miller

In the title role, Lili Taylor continues her campaign to become the female Harvey Keitel, a consistently engaging character actor with a penchant for droll, oddball parts. She's wildly fun to watch.

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89

Austin Chronicle 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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88

USA Today Mike Clark

A cool and clinical reportorial remembrance whose very title reminds us who Solanas was. [3 May 1996, p. 10D]

88

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Immensely entertaining and provocative.

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88

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Lili Taylor plays Solanas as mad but not precisely irrational. She gives the character spunk, irony and a certain heroic courage.

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80

The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

The film's greatest directorial success is in finding a thoroughly entertaining way of inviting the audience to share Valerie's point of view.

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80

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

If you want to know what the Warhol scene was all about, this is even better than the documentaries.

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75

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Buoyed by Lili Taylor's explosive acting, the movie paints a vivid portrait of Warhol's eccentric universe without stinting on lurid details and outrageous behaviors.

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75

San Francisco Examiner Barry Walters

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.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

This is a film of powerful ideas, impressive set design, and compelling performances.

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70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Might have benefited from a more satirical edge.

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60

The New Yorker Terrence Rafferty

The movie is fairly entertaining; it's too bad the guest of honor is such a drag.

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60

TV Guide Staff (Not credited)

The film does nothing to demythologize the '60s; rather, it uses prevailing myths as a substitute for critical thinking.

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50

Newsweek David Ansen

Harron sets the stage expertly, but her lack of a point of view ultimately enervates the movie. [6 May 1996, p. 78]

40

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Feels so slight and pointless.

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30

Washington Post Rita Kempley

Obstreperous, male-bashing pain in the patoot.

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What Our Users Said

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