I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

Based On the Life of: Valerie Solanas

Starring: Lili Taylor

Movie Budget: $1 million

Star Salary: $40,000

Released in 1996, I Shot Andy Warhol was the passion project of director Mary Harron, who wanted to tell one of the most lurid and shocking stories from the life of artist Andy Warhol. Valerie Solanas—played by Lili Taylor—was a writer who moved to NYC, where she met Andy Warhol.

Solanas tried to convince Warhol to produce her play, Up Your A**, but Warhol refused. After his refusal, the already-unstable Solanas set out to become an assassin, culminating in her shooting Warhol in a gun range. The film was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award, as well as a National Society of Film Critics Award.