Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted1999

Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 127 minutes

Based on Susanna Kaysen's acclaimed journal-memoir, Girl, Interrupted bears inevitable resemblance to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and pale comparison to that earlier classic is impossible to avoid. The mental institution settings of both films … more »



[Nurse Margie is doing her checks. Lisa decides to distract her so Susanna can have time with her boyfriend. She wheels in front of Nurse Margie]

Lisa Rowe:
Hey Margie!

Nurse Margie:
Hey, Lisa!

Lisa Rowe:
Watcha doin'?

Nurse Margie:
Checks?

Lisa Rowe:
How's Joe?

Nurse Margie:
He's fine.

[she tries to move around Lisa, but Lisa moves in front of her again]

Lisa Rowe:
Yeah...

Nurse Margie:
Lisa, I have to do my checks!

Lisa Rowe:
Yeah, and what? Taking five minutes for me would be a dereliction of duty?

[Nurse Margie tries to move again, Lisa moves in front of her]

Lisa Rowe:
Huh? What if I had a punctured artery? What would you do? Would you just keep going about your rounds, ignoring my wounds?

Nurse Margie:
Lisa, stop it!

Lisa Rowe:
Stop what? You f***ing piece-

[She grabs the pen from the clipboard and holds it to her neck, clicking the pen open]

Lisa Rowe:
Look at this! Go ahead!

Nurse Margie:
That's enough!

Lisa Rowe:
Take one f***in' step and I'll jam this in my aorta! GO AHEAD!

[she holds pen closer to her neck]

Nurse Margie:
Stop it!

[Nurse Valerie comes over, a smirk on her face]

Nurse Valerie Owens:
Lisa...your aorta is in your chest.

[Lisa clicks the pen shut and gives it back to Nurse Margie]

Lisa Rowe:
Good to know! I'll make a note of that...

Nurse Valerie Owens:
Good.

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