I SHOT ANDY WARHOL
Lili Taylor, Martha Plimpton, Stephen Dorff
Samuel Goldwyn; Directed by Mary Harron
Rated R; 106 minutes; 1995
Based on the true story of feminist man-hater Valerie Solanas who won her 15 minutes of fame after shooting pop artist Andy Warhol. Set during the height of the New York City avant garde movement, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL is a stirring glimpse into the life of a woman whose actions often teetered on the edge of insanity.
REVIEWS
"Lili Taylor gives a great, funny, furiously alive performance . . . vibrant, an unexpectedly touching film with a ragtag heroine no audience will easily forget."
- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"The best evocation of the ‘60s yet captured on film."
- Stephen Farber, MOVIELINE
"Taylor is riveting!"
- Juliann Garey, GLAMOUR
"Compelling!"
- Bruce Williamson, PLAYBOY
"Dazzling!"
- Stanley Kauffmann, THE NEW REPUBLIC
"Funny!"
- Guy Flatley, COSMOPOLITAN
"Thoroughly entertaining. A vibrant, unexpectedly touching film with a ragtag heroine no audience will easily forget."
- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Two thumbs up!"
- SISKEL & EBERT
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****1/2 Extraordinary!"- Jack Matthews, NEWSDAY
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****1/2!"— Jami Bernard, N.Y. DAILY NEWS
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****1/2!"- Mike Clark, USA TODAY
"Riveting!"
- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Provocative!"
- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Comic and compelling!"
- Bruce Williamson, PLAYBOY
"Lili Taylor gives a great, funny, furiously alive performance."
- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"A blazingly beautiful performance by Lili Taylor."
- Joe Morganstern, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL