Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/21/1999(USA)
Release Date: 06/06/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Flags: Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

In 1967, 19-year-old Susanna (Winona Ryder) feels that "reality is becoming too dense" and is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The doctor suggests to her parents that she be committed to the Claymore Hospital, and she spends the next 18 months struggling with her troubled psyche and the bizarre world of the institution. Susanna bonds with several other patients, including Lisa (Angelina Jolie), Polly (Elizabeth Moss), and Georgina (Clea DuVall). As she realizes that Lisa is potentially dangerous and truly needs help, Susanna begins to work harder with her psychiatrist (Vanessa Redgrave) and the nurse on the ward (Whoopi Goldberg). But Susanna soon learns that getting out of the hospital is not as easy as getting in. Girl, Interrupted was based on the autobiography of Susanna Kaysen, who really did spend a year-and-a-half in the McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Winona Ryder - Susanna Kaysen
Angelina Jolie - Lisa
Clea Duvall - Georgia
Brittany Murphy - Daisy
Elisabeth Moss - Polly
Jared Leto - Tobias Jacobs
Jeffrey Tambor - Dr. Potts
Vanessa Redgrave - Dr. Wick
Whoopi Goldberg - Valerie
Mary Kay Place - Mrs. Gilcrest
Jillian Armenante - Cynthia
Angela Bettis - Janet
Drucie McDaniel - M.G.
Joanna Kerns - Mrs. Kaysen
Travis Fine - John
Kurtwood Smith - Dr. Crumble

Production:
James Mangold - Director
Doug Wick Cathy Konrad - Producer
Georgia Kacandes - Co Producer
Mychael Danna - Composer
Kevin Tent - Editor
James Mangold Anna Hamilton Phelan Lisa Loomer - Screen Writer
Maggie Martin - Set Designer
Jeff Knipp - Art Director
Susanna Kaysen - Associate Producer
Susanna Kaysen - Book Author
Lisa Beach - Casting
Jack N. Green - Cinematographer
Arianne Phillips - Costume Designer
Carol Brodie - Executive Producer
Winona Ryder - Executive Producer
Cas Donovan - First Assistant Director
Richard Hoover - Production Designer
Jim Stuebe - Sound/Sound Designer
Henry Alex Rubin - Second Unit Director

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1999 Golden Globe