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I Shot Andy Warhol (Original title)
Date: 29 November 1996 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Mary Harron

Synopsis: Tells the story of radical feminist and fringe Warhol figure, Valerie Solanas, who shot and seriously wounded the artist in 1968. Portrays her efforts to become a member of Warhol's Factory, but failing to fit in.

Genre:
Drama
Credits (71)
Production Company: Playhouse International Pictures, Production Company: Goldwyn Films International, Production Company: BBC Arena, Playhouse International Pictures: Lindsay Law, Playhouse International Pictures: Sandra Schulberg, Playhouse International Pictures: Lynn Holst, Playhouse International Pictures: Barbara Ludlum, Playhouse International Pictures: Timothy W. Brennan, Playhouse International Pictures: J. Michael Stremel, Playhouse International Pictures: Regina Porter, Playhouse International Pictures: Matthew T. Gannon, Playhouse International Pictures: Julie Hymen, Sarah Hopkins, Executive Producer for BBC Arena: Anthony Wall, Producer: Tom Kalin, Producer: Christine Vachon, Production Office Co-ordinator: Eva Kolodner, Location Manager: Thomas J. Whelan, Post Production Co-ordinator: Pamela Koffler, 2nd Unit Director: Dan Minahan, Assistant Director (1st): Jeffrey Lazar, Assistant Director (2nd): Jody Solomon, Assistant Director (3rd): John M. Tyson, Script Supervisor: Sheila G. Waldron, Casting: Smith & Barden Hopkins, Casting (Associate): Jennifer McNamara, Screenplay: Daniel Minahan, Screenplay: Mary Harron, Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras, Special Photography: Joyce George, Special Photography: Nan Goldin, Christopher Makos, Additional Photography: Russell Fine, Additional Photography: Toshiaki Ozawa, 2nd Camera Operator: Stephen Kazmierski, Editor: Keith L. Reamer, Editor (Associate): Merril Stern, Production Designer: Thérèse Deprez, Set Decorator: Diane Lederman, Art Co-ordinator: John Bruce, Costume Designer: David Robinson, Costumer: Dain Kalas, Wardrobe Supervisor: Wendy Van Dyke, Wardrobe (Additional): Barbara Presar, Make-up Artist: Judy Chin, Make-up/Hair (Additional): Jane DiPersio, Make-up/Hair (Additional): Marjorie Durand, Make-up/Hair (Additional): Marisabel Roman, Make-up/Hair (Additional): Angela Johnson, Sariye Kozan, Special Effects Make-up: Rob Benevides, Hair Designer: Edward St. George, Opticals: The Effects House, Title Design: N.Y. Bureau, Original Score: John Cale, Music Supervisor: Randall Poster, Music Editor: James Flatto, [Score] Recordist: Martin Brass, Score Arranger: Dave Soldier, Sound Mixer: Robert Larrea, Supervising Sound Editor: Harry Peck Bolles, Sound Editor: Kevin Lee, Re-recording Mixer: David Novack, Mix Supervisor: Brunilda Torres, ADR (Editor): Harriet Fidlow, ADR (Mixer): David Novack, Foley (Mixer): Mark De Simone, Foley (Artist): Ron Kalish, Creative Advisor: Billy Name, Dance Consultant: Pat Catterson
Cast (57)
Lili Taylor (Valerie Solanas), Jared Harris (Andy Warhol), Stephen Dorff (Candy Darling), Martha Plimpton (Stevie), Danny Morgentstern (Jeremiah Newton), Lothaire Bluteau (Maurice Girodias), Michael Imperioli (Ondine), Reg Rogers (Paul Morrissey), Coco McPherson (Brigid Berlin [Polk]), Donovan Leitch (Gerard Malanga), Tahnee Welch (Viva), Craig Chester (Fred Hughes), James Lyons (Billy Name), Anna Thomson (Iris), Jamie Harrold (Jackie Curtis), Myriam Cyr (Ultra Violet), Bill Sage (Tom Baker), Lorraine Farris (Susan), Victor Browne (Danny), Billy Erb (Rotten Rita), Jill Hennessy (Laura), Kevin Rendon (amphetamine head), Caroline Benezet-Brown (Isabelle De Courcy), Anh Duong (Comtesse De Courcy), Massimo Audiello (Mario Amaya), Christina Mckay (Warhol Superstar 1), Eugenie Vincent (Warhol Superstar 2), Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Tara Key (the party band), Mark Margolis (Louis Solanas), Waitress (Dawn Didawick), Faith Geer (Mrs Warhola), Jeff Webster (Assistant D.A. Lanklar), Lola Pashalinski (psychiatrist), Henry Cabot Beck (reporter 1), Christopher Cook (reporter 2), Edoardo Ballerini (editor of school paper), Gabriel Mick (clean cut boy), Mariah Quinn (Jean), Fenton Lawless (john who likes golf shoes), Laura Ekstrand (Marilyn), Michelle Hurst (Nedick's manager), Michael Stumm (Chelsea manager), Justin Theroux (Mark the revolutionary), Eric Mabius (revolutionary 2), Peter Friedman (Alan Burke), Isabel Gillies (Alison), Davis Hall (Alan Burke Show director), Paco Juanas (Flamenco guitarist), Steve Itkin (police chief on TV), Bill Lin (passerby man), Debbon Ayer (passerby girl), Anna Grace (passerby girl 2), Daniel Haughey (the pornographer), Lynn Cohen (hotel concierge)