Okay, I didn't shoot Andy Warhol- that's just the title of the movie. I wanted to get that cleared up right away, so no one confused an earnest confession for a movie review. Besides, if you're not convinced of my innocense, note that the crime took place in 1968, when I was not yet in existance yet. I think that's a good a alibi.
The real person who shot Andy Warhol (not me) is Valerie Solanas (Lili Taylor), a radical feminist who said she shot Warhol because "he had too much control over my life". The movie fallows the rise and fall of Harron, a tragic figure who hates all men and calls for the elimination of the male gender. She hates all men, including homosexuals like Warhol and drag queens. In away, she gets what she wants, as her feminist tract, the SCUM Manifesto, is published after her crime.
This is a flawed film. The biggest problem is that it's too long and drags severely in the middle. The second act gets away from Solanas as and is facinated by Warhol, who is undeveloped in this film. A scene set at a Factory party is endless and pointess. After I did a Wikipedia serach for Solanas after seeing the film , I found that she later said that many of her statements in the manifesto were intended as satire and were taken in the wrong way.
But the movie saves itself because it shows how it's version of Solanas's opinions are, to her, justified. No man she has met in her entire life had ever done anything positive for her, and she is tired of being ignored. The film also shows how, to Solanas, drag queens are a problem too, because they long to be a male's stereotyped view of a woman. It's not a great film, but it's worth a look if you are interested in this subject matter.
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)