Thirty years after it first premiered as one of the most provocative independent films of the 1990s, Mary Harron’s “I Shot Andy Warhol” is returning to theaters in a new 4K restoration.
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The feature debut from Harron—who would later direct “American Psycho”—returns to cinemas beginning June 12 in New York and Los Angeles, with a nationwide rollout to follow. The restoration offers audiences a chance to revisit a film that remains one of the sharpest portraits of the volatile intersection of art, politics, celebrity, and counterculture in 1960s New York.
Starring Lili Taylor in a career-defining performance, the film chronicles the life of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist writer best known for authoring the SCUM Manifesto and for the 1968 shooting of Andy Warhol. Harron’s film follows Solanas as she navigates New York as an artist, writer, sex worker, and outsider struggling for recognition while drifting into Warhol’s orbit through Factory superstar Candy Darling.
The ensemble also includes Jared Harris as Andy Warhol, Martha Plimpton as Stevie, Stephen Dorff as Candy Darling, Lothaire Bluteau as publisher Maurice Girodias, Anna Thomson as Iris, and Peter Friedman as Alan Burke.
Rather than reducing Solanas to a historical footnote, the film presents her as a complex and often contradictory figure, exploring the social and artistic currents that shaped her life and ultimately culminated in one of the most infamous moments in American art history.
The film’s recreation of the Factory scene remains one of its defining strengths. Harron captures both the excitement and excess of Warhol’s world while examining the broader political and cultural upheavals transforming New York during the era. The result is a vivid snapshot of a city where artistic experimentation, feminist politics, and celebrity culture frequently collided.
The restoration also highlights the film’s acclaimed soundtrack, featuring a score by John Cale alongside covers of 1960s classics performed by artists including R.E.M. and Wilco.
Upon its original release, the film earned widespread acclaim. Three decades later, “I Shot Andy Warhol” remains a striking debut from a filmmaker who would go on to become one of the most distinctive voices in American independent cinema.
The new 4K restoration opens June 12 in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationally. Watch the trailer below.
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