Running With Scissors (2006)
- Starring:
- Annette Bening, Brian Cox, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ryan Murphy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Screen newcomer Joseph Cross portrays Augusten Burroughs in director Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name. A child of the 1970s whose alcoholic father Norman (Alec Baldwin) and delusional, unpublished poet mother Deidre (Annette Benning) serve as the dictionary definition of the word "dysfunctional," Augusten is sent by his mother to live with her eccentric psychiatrist Dr. Finch (Brian Cox) when his disagreeable parents ultimately decide terminate their turbulent marriage. Suddenly thrust into an environment that is as unfamiliar as it is unpredictable, young Augusten forms a curious relationship with the doctor's two whimsical daughters while learning to adapt and survive under even the most unusual of circumstances. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 122 mins
Complete Cast:
- Annette Bening - Deidre Burroughs
- Joseph Fiennes - Neil Bookman
- Alec Baldwin - Norman Burroughs
- Joseph Cross - Augusten Burroughs
- Gabrielle Union - Dorothy
- Patrick Wilson - Michael Shephard
- Dagmara Dominczyk - Suzanne
- Gabriel Guedj - Poo
- Omid Abtahi - Restaurant Manager
- Will Carter - Officer Button
- Dakotah Masset - Waitress
- Brian Cox - Dr. Finch
- Evan Rachel Wood - Natalie Finch
- Jill Clayburgh - Agnes Finch
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Hope Finch
- Kristin Chenoweth - Fern Stewart
- Colleen Camp - Joan
- Jack Kaeding - Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs
- Nancy Ellen Cassaro - Christy (1978 Poetry Club)
- Julie Remala - Restaurant Waitress
- Bonnie Weis - Cocktail Waitress
- Marianne Muellerleile - Nurse
- Director(s):
- Ryan Murphy
- Writer(s):
- Ryan Murphy
- Producer(s):
- Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Substance Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Violence, Profanity)
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- 2006 - Running With Scissors - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)
- 2006 - Running With Scissors - Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
