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 »



Valerie Owens:
You know, I can take a lot of crazy sh*t from a lot of crazy people. But you? You are not crazy.

Susanna Kaysen:
Then what's wrong with me, huh? What the f*** is going on inside my head? Tell me, Dr. Val, what's your diag-nonsense?

Valerie Owens:
[hovering over Susanna] You are a lazy, self-indulgent little girl who is driving herself crazy.

Susanna Kaysen:
Is that your... professional opinion, huh? Is that what you've learned in your advanced studies at night school for Negro Welfare Mothers? I mean, Melvin doesn't have a clue, Wick is a psycho, and you... you pretend to be a doctor. You sign the charts and dole out meds. But "you ain't no doctor, Miss Valerie. You ain't nothing but a black nursemaid."

Valerie Owens:
And you're just throwing that away.

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