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

"****1/2 Extraordinary!"

- Jack Matthews, NEWSDAY

"****1/2!"

— Jami Bernard, N.Y. DAILY NEWS

"****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