Biographical drama starring Lili Taylor. Troubled psychology student Valerie Solanas moves to New York, earning money by begging and prostitution, and meets transvestite Candy Darling, who tells her about maverick artist Andy Warhol. Though she's encouraged to write by a publisher and gains entry to Warhol's glamorous world of artists, performers and hangers-on, she still feels excluded and her bitterness develops into murderous intent.
Valerie Solanas was famous for 15 minutes when she tried to assassinate pop art king Andy Warhol in 1968. This endlessly fascinating case history from director Mary Harron delves into the complex personality of the lesbian feminist author and finally makes sense of what tipped her over the edge into paranoid fantasy. Rarely do films capture a cultural era as precisely as this evocative saga, which does it masterfully with a sure, sophisticated style and with wit and drama to spare. Lili Taylor is flawless as the angrily disruptive urban guerrilla and Jared Harris is just perfect as the white-wigged Warhol. It's Stephen Dorff's electrifying take on transvestite superstar Candy Darling, however, that is certain to swivel most heads.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Valerie Solanas | Lili Taylor |
| Andy Warhol | Jared Harris |
| Candy Darling | Stephen Dorff |
| Stevie | Martha Plimpton |
| Jeremiah Newton | Danny Morgenstern |
| Maurice Girodias | Lothaire Bluteau |
| Ondine | Michael Imperioli |
| Paul Morrissey | Reg Rogers |
| Brigid Berlin (Polk) | Coco McPherson |
| Gerard Malanga | Donovan Leitch |
| Viva | Tahnee Welch |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Mary Harron |
