Running with Scissors

The story of how a boy was abandoned by his mother and how he, later, abandoned her. The year he ll be 14, the parents of Augusten Burroughs (1965- ) divorce, and his mother, who thinks of herself as a fine poet on the verge of fame, delivers him to the eccentric household of her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch. During that year, Augusten avoids school, keeps a journal, and practices cosmetology. His mother s mental illness worsens, he takes an older lover, he finds friendship with Finch s younger daughter, and he s the occasional recipient of gifts from an unlikely benefactor. Can he survive to come of age? Written by Running with Scissors is a 2006 American English-language Comedy Drama motion picture starring Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Rachel Zeskind. The movie is based on Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs. Running with Scissors was Produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Pitt, Brad Grey and Dede Gardner. The movie is directed by Ryan Murphy. Sony Pictures Releasing acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Running with Scissors was released on 1st February 2007 and takes a screen time of 116 minutes. The film made a box office gross of $7 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Ryan Murphy. Cinematography was done by Christopher Baffa and editing by Byron Smith. The music was composed by James S. Levine.
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