(Manufacturer # 18150 )
PlotScreen newcomer Joseph Cross portrays Augusten Burroughs in director Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name. A child of the 1970s whose alcoholic father, Norman (Alec Baldwin), and delusional, unpublished poet mother, Deirdre (Annette Bening), serve as the dictionary definition of the word "dysfunctional," Augusten is sent by his mother to live with her eccentric psychiatrist, Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), when his disagreeable parents ultimately decide to terminate their turbulent marriage. Suddenly thrust into an environment that is as unfamiliar as it is unpredictable, young Augusten forms a curious relationship with the doctor's two whimsical daughters while learning to adapt and survive under even the most unusual of circumstances. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Movie TypeMovie Level ThemesMental Illness, Mothers and Sons, Estrangement, Dysfunctional Families, Families in Crisis, Innocence Lost Movie Level TonesQuirky, Biting, Ironic, Nostalgic, Reflective DVD Features - "Inside Outsiders" cast featurette
- "A Personal Memoir by Augusten Burroughs"
- "Creating the Cuckoo's Nest" set design documentary
Awards- 2006--Satellite Awards, Joseph Cross-Winner
- 2006--Broadcast Film Critics Association, Joseph Cross-Nominee
- 2006--Boston Society of Film Critics, Alec Baldwin-Winner
- 2006--Satellite Awards, Annette Bening-Nominee
- 2006--Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Annette Bening-Nominee
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