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I Shot Andy Warhol

January 07, 2023

For the 2002 installation artwork by Cory Arcangel, see I Shot Andy Warhol (Arcangel).

I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 biographical drama film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with the artist Andy Warhol.[5] The film marked the feature film directorial 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[6] despite protests from former band member Lou Reed.[7] Yo La Tengo plays an anonymous band that is somewhat reminiscent of the group.[8]

I Shot Andy Warhol
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMary Harron
Screenplay by
Based onThe Letters and Diaries of Candy Darling, 1992
by Jeremiah Newton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEllen Kuras
Edited byKeith Reamer
Music byJohn Cale
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) (Cannes)
  • May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01) (United States)
  • November 29, 1996 (1996-11-29) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.9 million[4]

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[9] To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.[10]

Plot

The film opens immediately after the shooting at The Factory in 1968, followed by Valerie Solanas being shown in custody for shooting Andy Warhol. The film then uses flashbacks to when Valerie was living in New York as a sex worker, then to her difficult childhood, then to her 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. This leads her to New York City and its downtown underworld. Through her friend Stevie, she meets Candy Darling, who in turn introduces her to Warhol.

Valerie also meets Maurice Girodias, the publisher of Olympia Press. While Valerie wants Warhol to produce her play, Up Your Ass, Girodias wants her to write a pornographic novel for him. Once she signs a contract with Girodias, she comes to suspect his offer is not a generous one and may not be in her best interest. She comes to regret signing this contract. At this point, her increasing derangement leads her to believe that Warhol and Girodias are controlling her. The film concludes, where it began, with Solanas' attempted murder of Warhol. Warhol lives in fear that Valerie will strike again and never fully recovers from the shooting. The SCUM Manifesto becomes a feminist classic.

Cast

Background

Initially intended as a BBC documentary, the film was directed by Mary Harron who also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Minahan.[11]

Dr. Dana Heller, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Michigan University, argues that the film stages the conflict between Solanas and Warhol as less the result of gender politics – particularly because Solanas intended no connection between her writing and the shooting – than of the decline of print culture as represented by Solanas and the rise of new non-writing media as embodied by Warhol and the pop art movement.[12] In the screenplay, Harron and Minahan describe Solanas as "banging at an ancient typewriter" and the film frequently shows her typing, for which she is mocked by Warhol and other Factory regulars. Solanas' writing is set against the new technologies of reproduction championed by Warhol.[13]

Many people who knew Solanas and Warhol tried to rationalize the shooting. Stephen Koch, who in 1973 wrote a study of Warhol's film, stated: "Valerie lives in terror of dependence: That is what the SCUM Manifesto is about, an absolute terror before the experience of need. Like Warhol, Solanas is obsessed with an image of autonomy, except that... she has played the obsession desperately, rather than with Warhol's famous cool."[14]

Reception

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 77% of critics gave the film positive reviews.[15] On Metacritic it has a weighted score of 75/100, based on 20 critics, denoting "generally favorable reviews".[16]

Awards and nominations

Wins

Nominations

Home media

I Shot Andy Warhol was released on Region 1 DVD on January 23, 2001.

Soundtrack

I Shot Andy Warhol: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released30 April 1996
GenreSoundtrack
Length43:11
LabelTAG Recordings / Atlantic Records

Additional songs from the film

References

  1. ^ "I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)". British Film Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)". BBFC. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ I Shot Andy Warhol at Box Office Mojo
  5. ^ Kaufman, Anthony (December 3, 2009). "Decade: Mary Harron on 'American Psycho'". indieWire. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. ^ John Cale - Music - The Austin Chronicle
  7. ^ Steve Hochman (December 17, 1995). "POP MUSIC : 2 Velvets Clash Over Warhol Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Steve Hochman (December 17, 1995). "POP MUSIC : 2 Velvets Clash Over Warhol Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Festival de Cannes: I Shot Andy Warhol". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  10. ^ . Berlinale. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  11. ^ Heller 2008, p. 151.
  12. ^ Heller 2008, pp. 152–157.
  13. ^ Heller 2008, pp. 155–156.
  14. ^ Harron, I Shot Andy Warhol, Grove Press NY, 1995
  15. ^ "I Shot Andy Warhol" at Rotten Tomatoes
  16. ^ "I Shot Andy Warhol" at Metacritic
  17. ^ The 1996 Sundance Film Festival|EW.com
  18. ^ 12th annual Spirit Awards ceremony - FULL SHOW | 1997 | Film Independent on YouTube

Bibliography

  • Heller, Dana (2008). "Shooting Solanas: Radical Feminist History and the Technology of Failure". In Hesford, Victoria; Diedrich, Lisa (eds.). Feminist Time Against Nation Time: Gender, Politics, and the Nation-State in an Age of Permanent War. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-1123-9.

External links

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For the 2002 installation artwork by Cory Arcangel see I Shot Andy Warhol Arcangel I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 biographical drama film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with the artist Andy Warhol 5 The film marked the feature film directorial 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 6 despite protests from former band member Lou Reed 7 Yo La Tengo plays an anonymous band that is somewhat reminiscent of the group 8 I Shot Andy WarholTheatrical release posterDirected byMary HarronScreenplay byMary Harron Daniel MinahanBased onThe Letters and Diaries of Candy Darling 1992by Jeremiah NewtonProduced byTom Kalin Christine VachonStarringLili Taylor Jared Harris Martha Plimpton Stephen DorffCinematographyEllen KurasEdited byKeith ReamerMusic byJohn CaleProductioncompaniesGoldwyn Films International 1 BBC Arena Playhouse International Pictures Killer FilmsDistributed byElectric Pictures United Kingdom 2 Orion Pictures United States 3 Release datesJanuary 20 1996 1996 01 20 Cannes May 1 1996 1996 05 01 United States November 29 1996 1996 11 29 United Kingdom Running time103 minutesCountriesUnited Kingdom United StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 9 million 4 The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival 9 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards the film was selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016 10 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Reception 4 1 Awards and nominations 4 1 1 Wins 4 1 2 Nominations 5 Home media 6 Soundtrack 6 1 Additional songs from the film 7 References 7 1 Bibliography 8 External linksPlot EditThe film opens immediately after the shooting at The Factory in 1968 followed by Valerie Solanas being shown in custody for shooting Andy Warhol The film then uses flashbacks to when Valerie was living in New York as a sex worker then to her difficult childhood then to her 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 This leads her to New York City and its downtown underworld Through her friend Stevie she meets Candy Darling who in turn introduces her to Warhol Valerie also meets Maurice Girodias the publisher of Olympia Press While Valerie wants Warhol to produce her play Up Your Ass Girodias wants her to write a pornographic novel for him Once she signs a contract with Girodias she comes to suspect his offer is not a generous one and may not be in her best interest She comes to regret signing this contract At this point her increasing derangement leads her to believe that Warhol and Girodias are controlling her The film concludes where it began with Solanas attempted murder of Warhol Warhol lives in fear that Valerie will strike again and never fully recovers from the shooting The SCUM Manifesto becomes a feminist classic Cast EditLili Taylor as Valerie Solanas Jared Harris as Andy Warhol Stephen Dorff as Candy Darling Martha Plimpton as Stevie Lothaire Bluteau as Maurice Girodias Anna Levine as Iris Peter Friedman as Alan Burke Tahnee Welch as Viva Jamie Harrold as Jackie Curtis Donovan Leitch as Gerard Malanga Jim Lyons as Billy Name Michael Imperioli as Ondine Reg Rogers as Paul Morrissey Bill Sage as Tom Baker Justin Theroux as Mark Jill Hennessy as Laura Coco McPherson as Brigid Berlin Lorraine Farris as Susan Isabel Gillies as Alison Craig Chester as Fred Hughes Victor Browne as Danny Billy Erb as Rotten Rita Anh Duong as Comtesse de Courcy Myriam Cyr as Ultra VioletBackground EditInitially intended as a BBC documentary the film was directed by Mary Harron who also co wrote the screenplay with Daniel Minahan 11 Dr Dana Heller Dean of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Michigan University argues that the film stages the conflict between Solanas and Warhol as less the result of gender politics particularly because Solanas intended no connection between her writing and the shooting than of the decline of print culture as represented by Solanas and the rise of new non writing media as embodied by Warhol and the pop art movement 12 In the screenplay Harron and Minahan describe Solanas as banging at an ancient typewriter and the film frequently shows her typing for which she is mocked by Warhol and other Factory regulars Solanas writing is set against the new technologies of reproduction championed by Warhol 13 Many people who knew Solanas and Warhol tried to rationalize the shooting Stephen Koch who in 1973 wrote a study of Warhol s film stated Valerie lives in terror of dependence That is what the SCUM Manifesto is about an absolute terror before the experience of need Like Warhol Solanas is obsessed with an image of autonomy except that she has played the obsession desperately rather than with Warhol s famous cool 14 Reception EditFilm review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 77 of critics gave the film positive reviews 15 On Metacritic it has a weighted score of 75 100 based on 20 critics denoting generally favorable reviews 16 Awards and nominations Edit Wins Edit Gijon International Film Festival Best Art Direction Therese DePrez Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress Lili Taylor Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Actress Lili Taylor Sundance Film Festival Special Recognition for Outstanding Performance Lili Taylor 17 Nominations Edit Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature Mary Harron Tom Kalin and Christine Vachon 18 Stockholm Film Festival Bronze Horse Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize DramaticHome media EditI Shot Andy Warhol was released on Region 1 DVD on January 23 2001 Soundtrack EditI Shot Andy Warhol Music From And Inspired By The Motion PictureSoundtrack album by Various ArtistsReleased30 April 1996GenreSoundtrackLength43 11LabelTAG Recordings Atlantic RecordsNo TitleWriter s ArtistLength1 Season Of The Witch DonovanLuna5 192 Do You Believe In Magic John SebastianThe Lovin Spoonful2 063 Love Is All Around Reg PresleyR E M 3 054 Burned Neil YoungWilco2 345 Itchycoo Park Ronnie Lane Steve MarriottBen Lee3 046 Sunshine Superman DonovanJewel5 017 Mas que Nada Jorge BenSergio Mendes and Brasil 662 388 Gimi A Little Break Arthur LeeLove2 029 Sensitive Euro Man PavementPavement3 1610 Kick Out the Jams Dennis Thompson Frederick D Smith Michael Davis Robert Derminer Wayne KramerMC52 5411 I ll Keep It with Mine Bob DylanBettie Serveert4 0912 Demons Georgia Hubley Ira KaplanYo La Tengo3 3713 I Shot Andy Warhol Suite John CaleJohn Cale3 26Total length 43 11 Additional songs from the film Edit Walk On By Dionne Warwick One Note Samba Antonio Carlos Jobim The More I See You Chris Montez Caro Nome Gilda s Aria from Rigoletto Daniela Lojarro Grazing in the Grass Hugh Masekela The Red Telephone Love Summertime Blues Blue Cheer Ain t Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman Joe TexReferences Edit I Shot Andy Warhol 1996 British Film Institute Retrieved January 17 2022 I Shot Andy Warhol 1996 BBFC Retrieved January 17 2022 I Shot Andy Warhol 1996 AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved January 17 2022 I Shot Andy Warhol at Box Office Mojo Kaufman Anthony December 3 2009 Decade Mary Harron on American Psycho indieWire Retrieved November 29 2011 John Cale Music The Austin Chronicle Steve Hochman December 17 1995 POP MUSIC 2 Velvets Clash Over Warhol Films Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 31 2021 Steve Hochman December 17 1995 POP MUSIC 2 Velvets Clash Over Warhol Films Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 31 2021 Festival de Cannes I Shot Andy Warhol festival cannes com Retrieved September 20 2009 Berlinale 2016 Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award s 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme Berlinale Archived from the original on December 21 2015 Retrieved December 20 2015 Heller 2008 p 151 Heller 2008 pp 152 157 Heller 2008 pp 155 156 Harron I Shot Andy Warhol Grove Press NY 1995 I Shot Andy Warhol at Rotten Tomatoes I Shot Andy Warhol at Metacritic The 1996 Sundance Film Festival EW com 12th annual Spirit Awards ceremony FULL SHOW 1997 Film Independent on YouTube Bibliography Edit Heller Dana 2008 Shooting Solanas Radical Feminist History and the Technology of Failure In Hesford Victoria Diedrich Lisa eds Feminist Time Against Nation Time Gender Politics and the Nation State in an Age of Permanent War Lanham MD Lexington Books ISBN 978 0 7391 1123 9 External links EditI Shot Andy Warhol at IMDb I Shot Andy Warhol at AllMovie I Shot Andy Warhol at Box Office Mojo I Shot Andy Warhol at Rotten Tomatoes I Shot Andy Warhol at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Shot Andy Warhol amp oldid 1114799370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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