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Girl, interrupted

The fascinating true story of a young woman's life-altering stay at a famous psychiatric hospital in the late 1960's.

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Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Industries, Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Mangold, James, Konrad, Cathy, Wick, Douglas, Kacandes, Georgia, Loomer, Lisa, Phelan, Anna Hamilton, Ryder, Winona, 1971-, Jolie, Angelina, 1975-, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-, Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, Kaysen, Susanna, 1948-
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, Ã1999.
Subjects:	Kaysen, Susanna, > 1948- > Mental health > Drama. Psychotherapy patients > Drama. Psychiatric hospital patients > Massachusetts > Drama. Mentally ill > Drama. Psychiatric hospitals > Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Films for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations.
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Summary:	The fascinating true story of a young woman's life-altering stay at a famous psychiatric hospital in the late 1960's.
Item Description:	Widescreen. Based on the book by Susanna Kaysen. Features include: theatrical trailers ; director's commentary ; deleted scenes with commentary ; The making of Girl interrupted ; isolated music score ; talent files ; production notes.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital ; Dolby surround.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Best supporting actress, Academy Award 1999.
Production Credits:	Co-producer, Georgia Kacandes.
ISBN:	0767847423 9780767847421
Author Notes:	Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York City on November 13, 1955. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion. She came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She made her film debut in The Color Purple and won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Celie. She also appeared in Sister Act, Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost. She has won a Grammy, seven Emmys, two Golden Globes, a Tony, an Oscar, a British Academy Film Award, and four People's Choice Awards. She has been the moderator of the daytime talk show The View since 2007. She has also written several books including the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series, Book, and Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There? (Bowker Author Biography)