The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but after he repeatedly ... Read allThe story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but after he repeatedly ignored her, she shot him.The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but after he repeatedly ignored her, she shot him.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 7 nominations
- Gerard Malanga
- (as Donovan Leitch)
- Paul Morrisey
- (as Reg Rodgers)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was originally planned as a documentary, but the filmmakers found almost no footage of Solanas or anyone to speak about her.
- GoofsValerie visits same newsstand as much as six months apart but same issues of magazines are always on display (with, in some cases, several different issues of same title on view concurrently, something that would never happen), only rearranged.
- Quotes
Ondine: What the fuck is a gay bar? Can you tell me? What is that? As a homosexual, I will not go! I will not go to one! Why should I be segregated?
Fred Hughes: You're right, you should be isolated.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,875,527
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $57,053
- May 5, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $1,875,527
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1