Review of I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) by Emeraldcity — 05 Sep 2014

I thought this film described the crazy world that was Andy Warhol's- a guy who had grown up on a rural farm idolizing Hollywood actresses and collecting signed photos of them from Hollywood's golden era.

I think Andy Warhol's world was a world of possibilities and new experiences which he wanted his friends to be part of like going on a big adventure. As such he attracted all kinds of colourful people including a few transexuals, one of which was excellently played by actor Steven Dorff who is about as masculine an actor as I have ever seen onscreen.

He really did an amazing job of it considering I think he is about as close to actually being a transexual as Ronald McDonald is to being s four star general. The film shows how people can go from being 'seekers' to being 'destroyers' as Andy Warhol's rejection of a stupid play by one member of his large entourage turns deadly for him in the end.

Ya gotta figure stuff like that is bound to happen with all the drugs and booze and craziness in general that was the hallmark of life in the big city art world of the late 1960's. Worth seeing if you were a fan of late 60's counterculture.