I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. The movie marked the debut of Canadian director Mary Harron. The film stars Lili Taylor as Valerie, Jared Harris as Andy Warhol and Martha Plimpton as Valerie's friend Stevie. Stephen Dorff plays Warhol superstar Candy Darling. John Cale of the Velvet Underground wrote the film's score despite protests from former band member Lou Reed. Yo La Tengo plays an anonymous band that is somewhat reminiscent of the group. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the... 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film opens with a foreshadow to moments after the shooting. This is quickly followed by a scene with Valerie Solanas in custody for the shooting of Andy Warhol . The film then takes us back to a time when Valerie is living in New York and prostituting herself for a living. A series of further flashbacks point to her difficult childhood, and success in studying psychology at college. Here, Valerie discovers that she is a lesbian, that she can write and that she has a distinctive view of the world.
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| Release date: | May 1, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Mary Harron |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tom Kalin, Christine Vachon |
| Editor: | Keith Reamer |
| Music by: | John Cale |
| Cinematography: | Ellen Kuras |
| Screenplay by: | Mary Harron, Dan Minahan |
| Genre: | Biography |