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Girl, Interrupted (1999) 7.2
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7.2/10 from 82,305 users
Metascore: 51/100
Reviews: 373 user | 137 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. Director:James Mangold |
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Cast
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| Winona Ryder | ... | ||
| Angelina Jolie | ... | ||
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | ||
| Brittany Murphy | ... | ||
| Clea DuVall | ... |
Georgina Tuskin
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| Elisabeth Moss | ... | ||
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | ||
| Jared Leto | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | ||
| Angela Bettis | ... | ||
| Jillian Armenante | ... | ||
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Drucie McDaniel | ... | |
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Alison Claire | ... | |
| Christina Myers | ... | ||
| Joanna Kerns | ... | ||
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Susanna is rushed to the hospital. Afterwards she discusses this with a psychiatrist. She had been having some delusions. She had also been having an affair with the husband of her parents' friend. The doctor suggests that combining a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of vodka was a suicide attempt. This she denies. He recommends a short period of rest at Claymoore. Claymoore is a private mental hospital full of noisy, crazy people. Georgina is a pathological liar. Polly has been badly scarred by fire. Daisy won't eat in the presence of other people. Lisa is a sociopath, the biggest exasperation for the staff - like Nurse Valerie - and the biggest influence on the other girls in the hospital. Lisa has a history of escapes, so gaining access to personal medical files is not a problem... Susanna's boyfriend Toby is concerned that she seems too comfortable living with her institutionalized friends... Written by David Woodfield
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The crazy thing is, you're not crazy. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 January 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Inocencia interrumpida See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£148,261 (UK) (24 March 2000)Gross:
$28,871,190 (USA) (28 April 2000)Company Credits
Production Co:
3 Art Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG See more »
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Susanna: [narrating] Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.
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Written by Harold Arlen
Performed by Judy Garland
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Trivia
Much of this movie was filmed at the Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) State Hospital, which was still in use for treatment of mentally ill patients until it closed in 2005. See more »Goofs
At the 1968 party after Susanna & Lisa are picked up in the microbus, The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues", released in 1970, is playing. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Susanna: [narrating] Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.
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Soundtracks
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"Written by Harold Arlen
Performed by Judy Garland
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The absolute best thing about this film are the knockout performances by it's 2 main stars Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie though both characters (hence performances) are very different they stand out nonetheless. It seems to me to be somewhat easier to play a psychotic than to play a regular neurotic, so who really has the better portrayal of the two?
Brittany Murphy as "Daisy" shines in her scenes. She is a force to reckon with in her future film career.
James Mangold directed this film quite nicely from a very good screenplay; he managed to portray all these young women as young women in turmoil. No melodrama, no over the top sentimentality, just a frank peek into their tumultuous lives.
It is a heavy drama, so be forewarned! And a very moving drama at that.