"Augusten's mother (Annette Bening) is a deluded aspiring poet 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 (Joseph Cross) is left in the care of Finchs wacky family, including his tightly wound daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow). Abandoned by his parents and adopted by the Finches, he finds a kindred spirit in the 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 journal 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."--Container.
General Note
Based on the book "Running with scissors: a memoir" by Augusten Burroughs.
Originally released as a comedy-drama motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Inside outsiders" cast featurette ; "A personal memoir by Augusten Burroughs" ; "Creating the cuckoo's nest" set design documentary.
2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen.