I Shot Andy Warhol

UPC: 027616857699

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: The true story of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who became notorious after shooting art world icon Andy Warhol, is portrayed in this fact-based drama. In an attempt to present a fair assessment of her actions, writer-director Mary Harron focuses on Solanas' troubled life, from her childhood as an abuse victim to her life as teenage prostitute in New York City. These experiences left Solanas (played by Lili Taylor) deeply scarred, contributing to a hatred of men that later found full flower in her famous "SCUM Manifesto," an extremist tract calling for the establishment of a "Society for Cutting Up Men." Deeply troubled, she nevertheless briefly finds hope after befriending young transvestite Candy Darling (played by Stephen Dorff) and discovering herself on the fringes of the wild, colorful world surrounding the eccentric Warhol. She becomes obsessed with the idea that Warhol's support could change her life, only to become violently enraged when the artist and his friends begin to turn away from her. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Special Jury Recognition – Sundance Film Festival Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: Original theatrical trailer
English: stereo Surround
Spanish: stereo Surround
French and Spanish subtitles

I Shot Andy Warhol

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 01/23/2001

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Logo/Title/Intro [3:26]
2. It's Very Involved [3:22]
3. The Incomplete Male [3:35]
4. 1966-New Digs [9:56]
5. The Factory [4:21]
6. Paid Conversation [4:20]
7. Valerie's Play [8:46]
8. More Actors [7:38]
9. Party With The In-Crowd [15:15]
10. Acting For Andy [5:21]
11. "Date With Destiny" [5:05]
12. Excommunicated [4:50]
13. Partners In Mayhem [5:11]
14. Lesbians on TV [4:32]
15. "I Shot Andy Warhol" [7:47]
16. Postscripts/Credits [9:44]

Perry Seibert

Mary Harron's debut, a modern period piece, nails what New York City in general, and Andy Warhol's factory in particular, looked and felt like in the late '60s. Assisting Harron in her recreation of the period are the stellar performances of Lili Taylor as Solanas and Jared Harris as Warhol. Taylor invests Solanas with a gritty intelligence and a sense of reckless danger. One gets the impression that the character really did write the funny, vengeful snippets she reads from The SCUM Manifesto. Harris captures Warhol's feigned boredom that masked a puppet master's control over his surroundings. His last scene, in which he is startled because he believes he sees Solanas, shows how far the character has fallen from his feelings of aloof impenetrability. Having plunged the audience into the physical and psychological reality in which these characters existed, viewers begin to understand the surreal logic of Warhol's "star system," Solanas' creation of The SCUM Manifesto, and the casual cruelty of almost everybody involved in that scene. As the behavior of the characters grows more outlandish, the viewer can understand why. That one might find what Solanas did understandable is the great accomplishment of I Shot Andy Warhol. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Peter Friedman  Actor 
Craig Chester  Actor 
Justin Theroux  Actor 
Jill Hennessy  Actor 
James Lyons  Actor 
Donovan Leitch  Actor 
Coco McPherson  Actor 
Michael Imperioli  Actor 
Lynn Cohen  Actor 
Dan Morgenstern  Actor 
Reg Rogers  Actor 
Myriam Cyr  Actor 
Yo La Tengo  Actor 
Tahnee Welch  Actor 
Pamela Koffler  Producer 
John Cale  Composer (Music Score) 
Tom Kalin  Producer 
Lidsay Law  Producer 
Anthony Wall  Producer 
Mary Harron  Director 
Mary Harron  Screenwriter 
Daniel Minahan  Screenwriter 
Christine Vachon  Producer 
Lili Taylor  Actor 
Jared Harris  Actor 
Lothaire Bluteau  Actor 
Martha Plimpton  Actor 
Stephen Dorff  Actor 
Anna Thomson  Actor 

Country: UK,USA