Description:He was the world-renowned King of Pop Artand his life was about to take a dramatic turn in exchange for someone else's fifteen minutes of fame! Starring Lili Taylor (Ransom) and Jared Harris (Father's Day), and winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Recognition Award*,this "vibrant, touching and thoroughly entertainiHe was the world-renowned King of Pop Artand his life was about to take a dramatic turn in exchange for someone else's fifteen minutes of fame! Starring Lili Taylor (Ransom) and Jared Harris (Father's Day), and winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Recognition Award*,this "vibrant, touching and thoroughly entertaining film" (The New York Times) explores the provocative story behind the shooting of '60s superstar Andy Warhol. Valerie Solanas (Taylor), a lesbian writer, loner and prostitute, has come to the Big Apple with one goal in mind: to spread the gospel of her radical feminism. Desperate for an audience, she latches on to the fringes of Warhol's (Harris) glamorous sex-and-drug-laced Factory scene. But as her zeal swerves dangerously out of control, her private madness leads to a bizarre obsession with the artist himselfand a final, explosive act of violence that not only gets her notice...but makes her manifesto infamous.... (more)(less)
"Oct 7th - First Viewing
The fact that this film ever got made at the time was rather controversial. Still, it was a interesting glimpse into the world of Valerie Solana. However, unless your aware of some of the history of the feminist movement the film might seem rather bland or confusing. Still, the film left me with a lot to think about and reminisce about."
Jamie M. added this to a list 8 months, 1 week ago
"Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This movie is on the list because it explores avant garde film."
AFIoscar added this to a list 1 year, 10 months ago
"22.8. 2010
Mary Harron is talented at depicting exceptional individuals, and in her first film, excluding tv-productions, she tells about a radical feminist Valerie Solanas, who is known for her extreme thoughts regarding genders, and she is also known as a woman who almost killed Andy Warhol by shooting him with a pistol. The film explores Solanas's life before the notorious incident.
The film doesn't try to explain clearly what caused Solanas to do what she did, which is understandable since"
Stehako added this to a list 2 years, 10 months ago
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