After attacking another player with a bat during baseball at school, Lyle's sent to the psych ward. He meets other teenagers with problems. Will group therapy help?
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Lyle | |
| Maggie Baird | ... | Rebecca | |
| Don Cheadle | ... | Dr. David Monroe | |
| Blayne Weaver | ... | Charlie | |
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Lydell M. Cheshier | ... | J.C. |
| Roxie Fuller | ... | Roxie | |
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Bree Nogueira | ... | Bree |
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Kathy Paradise | ... | Nurse |
| Elden Henson | ... | Michael | |
| Cody Lightning | ... | Kenny | |
| Michael Bacall | ... | Chad | |
| Sara Rivas | ... | Sara | |
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Lauren Shubert | ... | Lauren |
| Zooey Deschanel | ... | Tracey | |
| William Richert | ... | Diego | |
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Lyle Jensen is subject to sudden and violent outbursts, and he is committed to the juvenile wing of the Northwood Mental Institution. Several other youths are there with a variety of serious problems. Lyle interacts with other patients and staff on a human, and sometimes not so human level. The psychological problems of the patients also forms the fabric by which we see what's right with them, and what's wrong with the society that affects them. Written by Scott from Milwaukee, WI, USA
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mental institution | teen mental illness | bare chested male | mosh pit | therapy |Taglines:
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Rated R for disturbing violent content, strong language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Dr. David Monroe: [disbelief] You've had sex?
[group laughs]
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Most of the extras in the movie were teenagers that had actually been in hospitals to treat depression. See more »Quotes
Chad: Sex is meaningful.Dr. David Monroe: [disbelief] You've had sex?
[group laughs]
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$7,628, 27 April 2003Gross USA:
$69,958Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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my favorite drama in the 2001 Sundance festival ,Manic was a frightening look at teenagers out of control and how the world forces them to desparate measures. Set in a juvenile mental institution it tells the story of Lyle ( Joseph Gordon Levitt, in an amazing, breakout dramatic performance) put under lock and key for assaulting another boy with a baseball bat. He rejects the system, it's diagnosis and it's blindness to the real problems he and the other kids are facing. Brutally honest and inspiring (without any schlockly-hokey feel good crap) shot in DV and improv-ed and made with the help of REAL kids in this terrible situation, Manic was an example of what a film festival should support. Also I would be doing a great disservice if I didn't mention the quiet commanding presence of young actor Cody Lightning (only 14 years old!!!!!)See this film!