Running with scissors

Resource Information

The work Running with scissors represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Running with scissors

Statement of responsibility

Plan B Entertainment ; produced by Dede Gardner, Brad Grey, Matt Kennedy, Ryan Murphy, Brad Pitt ; screenplay by Ryan Murphy ; directed by Ryan Murphy

Contributor

• Plan B Entertainment
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Baldwin, Alec, 1958-
• Bening, Annette
• Burroughs, Augusten
• Camp, Colleen, 1953-
• Chenoweth, Kristin
• Clayburgh, Jill
• Cox, Brian, 1946-
• Cross, Joseph, 1986-
• Dominczyk, Dagmara, 1976-
• Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-
• Gardner, Dede
• Grey, Brad, 1957-2017
• Kennedy, Matt
• Murphy, Ryan, 1965-
• Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972-
• Pitt, Brad, 1963-
• Union, Gabrielle
• Wilson, Patrick, 1973-
• Wood, Evan Rachel, 1987-

Subject

• Comedy films
• Divorced mothers -- United States -- Drama
• Drugs -- Prescribing -- Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Mothers and sons -- United States -- Drama
• Psychiatrists -- United States -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• por
• spa
• eng
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• chi
• eng
• fre
• kor
• eng

Summary

Augusten's mother is a deluded aspiring poet with bipolar disorder whose marriage to his dad is in ruins. Soon she is seeing Dr. Finch, a very eccentric therapist, who gives her bad advice and too many prescriptions. She sends Augusten to live with Dr. Finch and his wacky family

Awards note

Satellite Awards, 2006: Best Actor in a Motion Picture, comedy or Musical (Joseph Cross)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Christopher Baffa ; editor, Byron Smith ; music, James S. Levine ; costume designer, Lou Eyrich ; production designer, Richard Sherman

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong language and elements of sexuality, violence and substance abuse

Language note

English, dubbed French, dubbed Portuguese or dubbed Spanish dialogue, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.C55

LC item number

R866564 2007

PerformerNote

Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Cross, Jill Clayburgh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union, Patrick Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth, Dagmara Dominczyk, Colleen Camp

Runtime

122

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action