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Based on the personal memoirs of Augusten Burroughs, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS is a wickedly funny, brave and moving tale of surviving a most unusual childhood. Augusten's (Joseph Cross) mother (Annette Bening) is a deluded aspiring post with bipolar disorder whose marriage to his dad (Alec Baldwin) is in ruins. Soon, she is seeing a very eccentric therapist named Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), while Augusten is left in the care of Finch's wacky family, including his tightly-wound daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow). Abandoned by his parents and adopted by the Finches, he finds a kindred spirit in youngest daughter Natalie (Evan Rachel Wood) and motherly support from Finch's long suffering wife Agnes (Jill Clayburgh). Constantly recording the events of his life in his journals as a way to cope, Augusten finds himself avoiding school, learning about love from an older man (Joseph Fiennes), and making big decisions at the tender age of fifteen.
Original Release
10/20/2006
US Release
10/20/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Annette Bening | Deirdre Burroughs |
Brian Cox | Dr. Finch |
Joseph Fiennes | Neil Bookman |
Evan Rachel Wood | Natalie Finch |
Alec Baldwin | Norman Burroughs |
Joseph Cross | Augusten Burroughs |
Jill Clayburgh | Agnes Finch |
Gwyneth Paltrow | Hope Finch |
Gabrielle Union | Dorothy |
Patrick Wilson | Michael Shephard |
Directors
Writers
Ryan Murphy, Augusten Burroughs
Cast
Name | Character |
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Annette Bening | Deirdre Burroughs |
Brian Cox | Dr. Finch |
Joseph Fiennes | Neil Bookman |
Evan Rachel Wood | Natalie Finch |
Alec Baldwin | Norman Burroughs |
Joseph Cross | Augusten Burroughs |
Jill Clayburgh | Agnes Finch |
Gwyneth Paltrow | Hope Finch |
Gabrielle Union | Dorothy |
Patrick Wilson | Michael Shephard |
Kristin Chenoweth | Fern Stewart |
Dagmara Dominczyk | Suzanne |
Colleen Camp | Joan |
Jack Kaeding | Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs |
Gabriel Guedj | Poo |
Nancy Cassaro | Christy - 1978 Poetry Club |
Omid Abtahi | Restaurant Manager |
Julie Remala | Restaurant Waitress |
Will Carter | Officer Button |
Bonnie Weis | Cocktail Waitress |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Samuels | Executive Producer |
Ryan Murphy | Producer |
Augusten Burroughs | Producer |
Dede Gardner | Producer |
Brad Grey | Producer |
Brad Pitt | Producer |
Bonnie Weis | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |