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Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

Do not disturb them. They already are.
Oct 27, 2006 1h 56m
5.8
244 votes

Synopsis

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

Title Running with Scissors
Companies TriStar Pictures, Plan B Entertainment
Countries United States of America
Keywords husband wife relationship, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, becoming an adult, therapist, marriage crisis, 1970s, adoption
Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Augusten Burroughs
Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Deirdre Burroughs
Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Dr. Finch
Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Neil Bookman
Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Natalie Finch
Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Norman Burroughs
Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Michael Shephard
Jack Kaeding

Jack Kaeding

Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs
Nancy Cassaro

Nancy Cassaro

Christy - 1978 Poetry Club
Omid Abtahi

Omid Abtahi

Restaurant Manager
Julie Remala

Julie Remala

Restaurant Waitress
Will Carter

Will Carter

Officer Button
Bonnie Weis

Bonnie Weis

Cocktail Waitress
Anthony Aria

Anthony Aria

Audience Member (uncredited)
Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs

Self (uncredited)
Lindsay Canton

Lindsay Canton

Co-Ed (uncredited)
Leslie Grossman

Leslie Grossman

Sue (uncredited)
Joshua Levine

Joshua Levine

Chris (uncredited)
Margaret Newborn

Margaret Newborn

Audience Member (uncredited)
Devanny Pinn

Devanny Pinn

Poetry Club Member (uncredited)
Amy Rider

Amy Rider

Sugar (uncredited)
Gary Sievers

Gary Sievers

Jewish Rabbi (uncredited)
Joseph Sims

Joseph Sims

Audience Member (uncredited)
Scott Slifer

Scott Slifer

Audience Member (uncredited)
Cole Volmer

Cole Volmer

College Student (uncredited)
Pilar Walsh

Pilar Walsh

Professor's Wife (uncredited)
Rachel Zeskind

Rachel Zeskind

Deirdre Obsessed Fan (uncredited)