Girl, Interrupted( 1999)

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Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.

Overview

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

Top Billed Cast

Winona Ryder
Susanna
Angelina Jolie
Lisa
Clea DuVall
Georgina
Brittany Murphy
Daisy
Elisabeth Moss
Polly
Jared Leto
Tobias Jacobs
Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Potts
Vanessa Redgrave
Dr. Wick
Whoopi Goldberg
Valerie
Angela Bettis
Janet
Jillian Armenante
Cynthia
Drucie McDaniel
M-G
Alison Claire
Gretta
Christina Myers
Margie
Joanna Kerns
Annette
Travis Fine
John
Gloria Barnhart
Older Catatonic
Josie Gammell
Mrs. McWilley
Bruce Altman
Prof. Gilcrest
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Gilcrest
Ray Baker
Mr. Kaysen
KaDee Strickland
Bonnie Gilcrest
Christian Monroe
Ronny
Kurtwood Smith
Dr. Crumble
David Scott Taylor
Cabby-Monty Hoover
Janet Greer
ER Nurse
Christopher Grimaldi
ER Resident
Ginny Graham
Arleen
Richard Domeier
Art Teacher
John Kirkman
Jack
Sally Bowman
Maureen
Misha Collins
Tony
John Lumia
Van Driver
Marilyn Brett
Italian Shop Keeper
Henry Alex Rubin
Josh
Marilyn Spanier
Miss Plimack
Linda Gilvear
Miss Paisley
Allen Strange
Principal
Spencer Gates
British Teacher
Rebecca Derrick
Lillian
Anne Connors
Nurse
Steve Altes
Medic
Joe Gerety
Cop
Anne Lewis
Dance Therapist
Donny Martino
Naked Man
John Levin
ER Doctor
Irene Longshore
Connie
Katie Rimmer
Tiffany
Jonathan Martin Spirk
Tough Guy

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A review by wizzardss

Written by wizzardss on Thu Feb 25 2021

Back in the late 1990s, when it was announced that Susanna Kaysen's 1993 memoir _Girl, Interrupted_ would be turned into a movie, many actresses were reportedly fighting to join the cast that included a number of strong female leads. In the end, Winona Ryder was chosen to play Susanna Kaysen, a teenage girl who overdoses on aspirin and is admitted to psychiatric hospital. While in the 1960s institution, she meets and befriends many of the other patients, including sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie) and schizophrenic Polly (Elisabeth Moss), and nurses including Valerie (Whoopi Goldberg). It i...