Running With Scissors | 
| Director: Ryan Murphy
Actors: Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 16998
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 15913
UPC: 043396159136
EAN: 0043396159136
ASIN: B000M5B98A
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2006
Release Date: February 6, 2007
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Product Description
YOUNG AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS ABSORBS EXPERIENCES THAT COULD MAKE A SHOCKING MEMOIR: THE SON OF AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER & AN UNSTABLE MOTHER, HE'S HANDED OFF TO HIS MOTHER'S THERAPIST, DR FINCH, & SPENDS HIS ADOLESCENT YEARS AS A MEMBER OF FINCH'S BIZARRE EXTENDED FAMILY.
Amazon.com
Annette Bening is the stand-out highlight in this dysfunctional "family" comedy based on the bestselling memoir by Augusten Burroughs. Although fans of the book may be slightly disappointed with the film's uneven and somewhat campy rendition of Burroughs' twisted adolescence in the 1970s, there's plenty of pleasure to be found in the work of an excellent cast led by Bening, who gives a subtle dare-to-hate-me performance as Burroughs' mother Diedre, a would-be poet who's so aloof about her teenage son Augusten (played by fresh-faced newcomer Joseph Cross, from Flags of Our Fathers) that she allows him to be legally adopted into the eccentric family of her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch (Brian Cox). As the half-crazed Finch overmedicates Diedre into a haze of semi-conscious madness, he also turns Augusten's life upside down while his wife (Jill Clayburgh) and daughters (Gwyneth Paltrow, Evan Rachel Wood) indulge their own eccentricities and Augusten enters into an intimate relationship with one of Finch's adopted patients (played by Joseph Fiennes). As adapted and directed by Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy, Running with Scissors lacks the singular voice of Burroughs' dryly comedic first-person narrative, but even as the film struggles to find a consistent tone, it's so full of wacky behavior that you can't help laughing. It's a messy, patchwork quilt of a movie, blessed by authentically garish '70s production design and a soundtrack of familiar '70s hits. In rendering Burroughs' indelible portrait of weak, irresponsible adults and the people they victimize, Murphy and his well-chosen cast (which also includes Alec Baldwin as Diedre's ex-husband) find moments of touching pathos amidst the madness. For her part, Bening delivers an acclaimed performance that gives the film a dramatic weight it otherwise lacks. The rest is for anyone who enjoys a laugh at the freak-show expense of damaged and damaging characters. --Jeff Shannon Stills from Running with Scissors (click for larger image) More Running with Scissors on Amazon.com 
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 loved the book, movie didn't come close to living up to the book May 7, 2009
Kristin (Atlanta)
like i said in the title the book was awesome. i loved the dark humor and if you have read the book...I absolutely loved augustens personality in the book. his ideas of doctors and how they should be...the way he describes himself and his love for shiny things...just his whole personality as a child in general was HILARIOUS but I didnt see much of any of that in the movie. also, I HATE how hollywood adds so many scenes that were NOT in the book...that book had more than enough crazy messed up GOOD scenes in it that it by no means needed more that didnt even exist for the movie. overall, i would recommend watching the movie if you HAVE read the book because its cool to see a book come to life on the big screen.
give me a valium April 8, 2009
Bob Katt (Lancaster, Pa USA)
no wait, this movie is a demo of what it feels like to take a valium. Jill Clayburgh is the one bright spot in this snoozer.
 Read the book, thought the movie was alright March 6, 2009
DK (Iowa City, IA)
I read the book about a month before ordering the DVD and obvioulsy the book is better. However, I found the movie to be a lot closer to the book than most people would think. I personally enjoyed this flick and even though I don't really like watching movies more than once I would consider watching this again if the occaison called for it.
About the blu-ray February 25, 2009
J. A. Torrontegui (Spain)
This is a very colorful movie, and it lends itself admirably to making a great looking blu-ray.
Very good depiction of mental illness February 23, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
Based on a memoir, this quirky film does a good job showing what it's like to be around people who are mentally disturbed. The drama may seem comic, but it's really all too real. Every actor in this does a great job. I once lived in the Massachusetts town where this real life drama took place and used to see the psychiatrist dressed like Santa Claus strolling around downtown. Bizarre, but true. Watch this.
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