Synopsis
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s 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 is Valerie's story.
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Cast
- Lili TaylorValerie Jean Solanas
- Jared HarrisAndy Warhol
- Martha PlimptonStevie
- Lothaire BluteauMaurice Girodias
- Anna ThomsonIris
- Peter FriedmanAlan Burke
- Tahnee WelchViva
- Jamie HarroldJackie Curtis
- Donovan LeitchGerard Malanga
- Michael ImperioliOndine
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Typically, films about '60s subculture recycle the same set of media cliches and teach us nothing. Harron approaches the milieu with curiosity, compassion and an anthropologist's eye. - 90
Salon
In the title role, Lili Taylor continues her campaign to become the female Harvey Keitel, a consistently engaging character actor with a penchant for droll, oddball parts. She's wildly fun to watch. - 89
Austin Chronicle
Mary Harron's movie turns out to be anything but a sensationalistic bio-picture; it neither sanctifies nor demonizes the shooter or her famous victim. What the movie accomplishes is something trickier: It treats its two principals, Solanis and Warhol, with respect and humanity. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Lili Taylor plays Solanas as mad but not precisely irrational. She gives the character spunk, irony and a certain heroic courage. - 88
Rolling Stone
Immensely entertaining and provocative. - 80
The New York Times
The film's greatest directorial success is in finding a thoroughly entertaining way of inviting the audience to share Valerie's point of view. - 80
Chicago Reader
If you want to know what the Warhol scene was all about, this is even better than the documentaries. - 75
ReelViews
This is a film of powerful ideas, impressive set design, and compelling performances.
