Running with Scissors (film)
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Running With Scissors is a film directed by Ryan Murphy set for 2006 release.
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Premise
Based on the memoir Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, the film is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. At the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living, with the doctor’s bizarre family, and befriending Neil Bookman, a pederast who resided in the backyard shed. The story is one of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, where Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock-therapy machine could provide entertainment. The film is the funny, harrowing and bestselling account of an ordinary boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cross | Augusten Burroughs |
| Annette Bening | Deirdre Burroughs |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Hope |
| Jill Clayburgh | Agnes Finch |
| Brian Cox | Dr. Finch |
| Alec Baldwin | Norman Burroughs |
| Joseph Fiennes | Neil Bookman |
| Evan Rachel Wood | Natalie |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Fern |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Joranne |
| Olivia Wilde | Nikki |
Trivia
- This film reunited Ryan Murphy with several actors associated with Nip/Tuck, including: Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, Seth Gabel, Leslie Grossman and Vanessa Redgrave.
- The producers of this film include Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, who are divorced from a five year long marriage.
- Gwyneth Paltrow, former fiancé to Brad Pitt, has been cast into this film.
See also
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