Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) transports New York to a pre-feminist, late 1960s, Andy Warhol art scene in this stylistically inflammatory flick that harkens back to such films as BORN IN FLAMES. Lili Taylor plays the angry Valerie Solanas with a vengeance that just won't quit. Solanas is mad. She's a manic spitfire, has hell to .. Read more
| Starring | Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Stephen Dorff |
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| Director | Mary Harron |
| Genres | Drama |
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Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) transports New York to a pre-feminist, late 1960s, Andy Warhol art scene in this stylistically inflammatory flick that harkens back to such films as BORN IN FLAMES. Lili Taylor plays the angry Valerie Solanas with a vengeance that just won't quit. Solanas is mad. She's a manic spitfire, has hell to raise, and is armed with the SCUM MANIFESTO. Encouraged by Warhol's queerly noncommittal attitude, Solanas is convinced he will produce her play. Between writing and turning tricks at the Chelsea Hotel, she meets Maurice Girodias, famous publisher of writers like William S. Burroughs, Jean Genet and Pauline Reage. Intrigued by her subversive quality, he signs a contract with her for the completion of two novels. When Solanas realises she's signed the rights over to Girodias, she begins to unravel and sets out on a paranoid mission to stop him and Warhol from controlling her life...
| Starring | Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Stephen Dorff, Anna Thompson, Lothaire Bluteau, Tahnee Welch, Danny Morgenstern |
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| Director | Mary Harron |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 10 Jul 2006 |
An exemplary and dynamic work that goes about as far as a narrative film can in both analyzing a complex personality and portraying a cultural scene
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Superb acting! Great film, even if you're not a Warhol fan...
Well cast film, that tells the story of the life of the woman that shot Warhol. Kept me glued to the screen! Liked the film so much that afterwards, I went out ... read more »
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Valerie's Bit of Fame
Powerful film which is essentially about the particular brand of feminism that Valerie Solanas stood for, i.e. agressively in your face anti male and antisocial... read more »
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uh yeah
Great film. Well acted and a good story. All of the characters were compelling and sympathetic in turns. Lili Taylor always puts in a superb performance and ... read more »
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Fantastic performance
I saw this film a long while ago and rented it thinking I'd get more out of it, being older and wiser, the greatest thing about this film is the performance... read more »
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