Transcript: `I Shot Andy Warhol' Examines Life of Valerie Solanas

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April 5, 1996
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A new film examines the life of Valerie Solanas, who tried to kill Andy Warhol in 1968. ``I Shot Andy Warhol'' was written and directed by Mary Harron, who says Solanas was out of sync with her time.

BOB EDWARDS, Host: In 1968, Andy Warhol almost died of a gunshot wound. His attacker was writer and actress Valerie Solanas, who turned herself in to police hours later. Solanas said she shot Warhol because he had too much control over her life. Solanas is the subject of the new movie I Shot Andy Warhol. It closes the `New Directors, New Film' series tomorrow in New York. David D'Arcy reports.

DAVID D'ARCY, Reporter: Andy Warhol is famous for several ...

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