I Shot Andy Warhol(1996)

Plot Summary

• I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 American-British biographical drama directed by Mary Harron in her feature directorial debut, with a screenplay by Harron and Daniel Minahan. The film stars Lili Taylor as Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist author of the SCUM Manifesto, who shot pop artist Andy Warhol (Jared Harris) at his Factory on June 3, 1968. The supporting cast includes Stephen Dorff as Candy Darling, Martha Plimpton, Michael Imperioli, Tahnee Welch, and Lothaire Bluteau. Cinematography is by Ellen Kuras, with a score by John Cale of the Velvet Underground, alongside covers of 1960s songs performed by 1990s indie acts, including R.E.M. and Wilco. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, with Taylor receiving a Special Mention there. Produced by Tom Kalin and Christine Vachon for Killer Films, Goldwyn Films International, BBC Arena, and Playhouse International Pictures. In 2026, Janus Films is theatrically re-releasing the film in a new 4K restoration to mark its 30th anniversary, opening in New York and Los Angeles on June 12, 2026, ahead of a nationwide rollout. It is suited to viewers of independent cinema of the 1990s.