synopsis:

The script for 'I Shot Andy Warhol' began life as a documentary before the producers convinced writer/director Mary Harron to transform it into a dramatic interpretation. The result is an impressive feature debut - a provocative look at Valerie Solanas (see "the male chromosome is an incomplete.." and of walking abortion), the intellectual, possibly psychotic prefeminist who shot Warhol in 1968.

Most of 'I Shot Andy Warhol' takes place in New York City from 1966 to 1968, chronicling the period in Valerie Solanas' life when she wrote her definitive work, 'the S.

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M. Manifesto', was introduced to Andy Warhol, became a fringe member of his circle, eventually shot him, and was sent to a mental hospital. solanas, who had a "pitiful childhood" characterized by abuse and molestation, is subversive and disturbed, but many of her theories, as outlandish as they initially seem, are consistent, logical, and thought-provoking.

Those offended by the "male bashing" aspect of Thelma and Louise may become apoplectic during 'I Shot Andy Warhol'. Since the film is essentially a character study of solanas, it gives an uncompromising presentation of her views and experiences. She despises "men, married women, and other degenerates", and the only time she has any sexual interaction with men is when she gets paid.about this movie:'I Shot Andy Warhol', starring lili taylor and jared harris, presents a toned-down, nostalgic look at New York in the late 1960s as well as the subculture that took root around Warhol - the wild, bohemian lifestyle, complete with drugs and sex. Primarily, however, this is solanas' story - an invitation to explore her theories and understand her motivation.

Harron's great theme in this movie is the chasm between reality and artifice, between Solanas' relentless man-hating and Warhol's kitschy Pop philosophy, between raw emotion and empty posing.'I Shot Andy Warhol' makes no attempt to soften solanas' character or blunt the downward spiral of her insanity. it is a film of powerful ideas, impressive set design, and compelling performances.