Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND). Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of characters, including Lisa (Angelina Jolie), who at first mesmerizes Susana with her uninhibited demeanor. The pair form a tight bond, but that connection is threatened when Lisa begins to spiral even further out of control. Ryder and Jolie's intense performances are just one of many reasons to watch this picture.
Based on the autobiographical novel by Susana Kaysen, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is the story of Susana (Rider), a confused teen who attempts suicide and is promptly passed off by her uncaring parents to a mental hospital. There, she meets an assortment of characters including Georgina, her L. Frank Baum loving roommate, Daisy, a laxative junkie, and Lisa (Jolie), a charismatic sociopath. At first, Susana is almost fools herself into thinking that there's something wrong with her, as she begins to identify and bond with her new inmates. In particular, Susana is fascinated by Lisa and her totally uninhibited behavior, and the two quickly become close. Things begin to fall apart, however, when Lisa's behavior becomes more erratic and disturbing, causing a rift between the two friends and a long delayed bout of self-discovery by Susana.
DVD Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. James Mangold - Director
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Featurette - 1. Making-Of
Isolated Audio Track - 1. Score
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailers
2. Bonus Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Additional Products:
Booklet
Stars
Winona Ryder: American actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Angelina Jolie: Oscar-winning actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Clea DuVall: American actress, GIRL, INTERRUPTED, HEROES
Brittany Murphy: Actres, CLUELESS, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Elizabeth Moss:
Jared Leto: Actor
Jeffrey Tambor: American film & TV actor
Vanessa Redgrave: British Actress
Whoopi Goldberg: Oscar winning actress, comedian, GHOST, GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Mary Kay Place: American actress, MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN
Travis Fine:
Director
James Mangold: Director/ Screenwriter - OLIVER & COMPANY, GIRL INTERRUPTED
Producer
Cathy Konrad: Producer
Douglas Wick: Producer, GLADIATOR (2000)
Screenwriter
James Mangold: Director/ Screenwriter - OLIVER & COMPANY, GIRL INTERRUPTED
Anna Hamilton Phelan: Screenwriter
Lisa Loomer: Screenwriter
Composer
Mychael Danna: Score Composer
Editor
Kevin Tent: Editor/Director
Director of Photography
Jack N. Green: Director of Photography, SERENITY (2005)
Production Designer
Richard Hoover: Production designer
Source Writer
Susanna Kaysen: Writer
Costume Designer
Arianne Phillips:
Review 1:
"...Stealing every scene she's in, Jolie is excellent..."
Source: Variety
p.108-9 12/13-19/1999
Review 2:
"...[Ryder gives a] touching performance..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.68-9 2/03/2000
Review 3:
"...The lead actresses are perfectly matched....A compelling melodrama..." -- 3 out of 5 stars
Source: Premiere
pp.98-9 07/01/2000
Review 4:
"...Ryder pulls out all the emotional stops and is utterly convincing as the emotionally wounded teenager....Jolie delivers..."
Source: Box Office
p.58 02/01/2000
Review 5:
"...Fiendishly feline Jolie is stressed to impress....Ryder's commitment is impressive..."
Source: USA Today
p.6D 12/21/1999
Review 6:
"...Ryder's performance has an authenticity to it, and the actress knows how to make us care in the bargain..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C1 12/21/1999
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