Prozac Nation (2001)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Writers (WGA):

Elizabeth Wurtzel (based on the book by)
Galt Niederhoffer (adaptation)

Release Date:

22 August 2003 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Pledge allegiance. Life's a drag.

Plot:

A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. Based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's novel.

Plot Keywords:

Depression | Suicide Attempt | Roommate | University | Actress Breaking Typecast

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Elizabeth
Jason Biggs	...	Rafe
Anne Heche	...	Dr. Sterling
Michelle Williams	...	Ruby
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Noah (as Jonathan Rhys-Meyers)
Jessica Lange	...	Mrs. Wurtzel
Jesse Moss	...	Sam
Nicholas Campbell	...	Donald (as Nick Campbell)
Zoe Miller	...	Elizabeth at 12
Sheila Paterson	...	Grandmother
Rob Freeman	...	Mister Cool
Nicole Parker	...	Waitress (as Nicole Parker Smith)
Frida Betrani	...	Julia
Klodyne Rodney	...	Nurse
Ian Tracey	...	Rolling Stone Editor

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug content, sexuality/nudity and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

95 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

When Elizabeth Wurtzel is writing the piece on Bruce Springsteen, a pack of Morleys, the fictional cigarette brand from the "The X Files" (1993) can be seen on her desk.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lizzie's Dad takes a photo, camera is in horizontal position. When Lizzie finds the photo, it seems like it was taken by vertically-oriented camera.

Quotes:

Ruby: Lizzy, I'm not crying because you're mean. I just can't imagine how incredibly painful it must be to be you.

Movie Connections:

References The Last Waltz (1978)

Soundtrack:

Keep The Promise

The book is always better.

Last night I got to see an early preview screener of Prozac Nation. Because I love everything that Christina Ricci does I was very excited at first, but as the movie continued I started to wonder where it was going. Based on a true story, it is simply about Christina Ricci's character and her struggle with depression, drugs, friends and family as you can probably tell from the title. In my opinion this movie moved too fast, and it was way too dramatic. I would say there was a dramatic moment every five minutes, and the movie moved through her life extremely fast, and this left no room for us to connect with Christina Ricci's character. Christina Ricci's performance was fantastic as always but Jessica Lange stood out throughout the whole movie, and I believe this movie's success will be all because of her and Christina Ricci. I would rate this 4 out of 10 and I would suggest you rent this one or read the books by Elizabeth Wurtzel they are good and definitely worth checking out.