Running with Scissors (film)

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Running with Scissors

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ryan Murphy
Produced by Ryan Murphy
Brad Pitt
Brad Grey
Dede Gardner
Augusten Burroughs
Screenplay by Ryan Murphy
Based on Running with Scissors by
Augusten Burroughs
Starring Annette Bening
Brian Cox
Joseph Fiennes
Evan Rachel Wood
Alec Baldwin
Jill Clayburgh
Joseph Cross
Gwyneth Paltrow
Music by James S. Levine
Cinematography Christopher Baffa
Editing by Byron Smith
Studio Plan B Entertainment
Ryan Murphy Productions
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date(s) October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Running time 116 minutes
122 minutes (DVD release)
Country United States
Language English
Box office $7,460,797[1]

Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama film based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, written and directed by Ryan Murphy, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, and Gwyneth Paltrow with supporting roles filled by Kristin Chenoweth and Gabrielle Union, among others.

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[edit] Plot

Based on Augusten Burroughs' memoir of the same name, the film is a semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs' childhood. His mother, Deidre (Annette Bening), perceiving an ill-fated upbringing, places him under the care of her unorthodox psychiatrist, Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), the eccentric patriarch of an oddball family.

At the age of 12, Burroughs (Joseph Cross) finds himself in Victorian squalor living an unconventional youth among the doctor’s family, and is subject to irregular visits by his increasingly unsound mother. At one point, Burroughs befriends Neil Bookman (Joseph Fiennes), Finch's adopted 33-year-old son, and the two enter an erratic sexual relationship.

The story is of a childhood in which the boundary between reality and fantasy is ignored and finally broken; as, ultimately, is the irreplaceable bond between mother and son.[2]

[edit] Cast

[edit] Reception

The film was poorly received, garnering only 30% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[3] Annette Bening's performance in the film did garner her some praise, earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was released on September 26, 2006, a month prior to the film's release.[4]

  1. "Pick Up the Pieces" – Average White Band
  2. "Blinded by the Light" – Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  3. "The Things We Do For Love" – 10cc
  4. "Mr. Blue" – Catherine Feeny
  5. "One Less Bell to Answer" – The 5th Dimension
  6. "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) – Nat King Cole
  7. "Poetry Man" – Phoebe Snow
  8. "Bennie and the Jets" – Elton John
  9. "Year of the Cat" – Al Stewart
  10. "O Tannenbaum" – Vince Guaraldi Trio
  11. "A Great Ocean Liner" – James S. Levine
  12. "Stardust" – Nat King Cole
  13. "Teach Your Children" – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

An adaptation of Telepopmusik's "Another Day" was also an underlying theme that recurred several times throughout the film. "Waltz For Debby", "Very Early", and "Re: Person I Knew", by Bill Evans are used in the film as well. The song playing in the "Stew" scene is "d-moll" by the duo Tosca off of their album Delhi 9; this theme is repeated through the film.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Running with Scissors at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439289/
  3. ^ Running with Scissors at Rotten Tomatoes
  4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H9I1OG

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