Rating: R
Genre: Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/20/2006(USA
Release Date: 02/06/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/KO
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures

Screen newcomer Joseph Cross portrays Augusten Burroughs in director Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name. A child of the 1970s whose alcoholic father Norman (Alec Baldwin) and delusional, unpublished poet mother Deidre (Annette Benning) serve as the dictionary definition of the word "dysfunctional," Augusten is sent by his mother to live with her eccentric psychiatrist Dr. Finch (Brian Cox) when his disagreeable parents ultimately decide terminate their turbulent marriage. Suddenly thrust into an environment that is as unfamiliar as it is unpredictable, young Augusten forms a curious relationship with the doctor's two whimsical daughters while learning to adapt and survive under even the most unusual of circumstances.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Annette Bening - Deidre Burroughs
Brian Cox - Dr. Finch
Joseph Fiennes - Neil Bookman
Evan Rachel Wood - Natalie Finch
Alec Baldwin - Norman Burroughs
Jill Clayburgh - Agnes Finch
Joseph Cross - Augusten Burroughs
Gwyneth Paltrow - Hope Finch
Gabrielle Union - Dorothy
Kristin Chenoweth - Fern Stewart
Patrick Wilson - Michael Shephard
Colleen Camp - Joan
Dagmara Dominczyk - Suzanne
Jack Kaeding - Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs
Gabriel Guedj - Poo
Nancy Ellen Cassaro - Christy (1978 Poetry Club)
Omid Abtahi - Restaurant Manager
Julie Remala - Restaurant Waitress
Will Carter - Officer Button
Bonnie Weis - Cocktail Waitress
Dakotah Masset - Waitress
Marianne Muellerleile - Nurse

Production:
Ryan Murphy - Director
Brad Pitt Brad Grey Ryan Murphy Dede Gardner - Producer
Augusten Burroughs Bonnie Weis - Co Producer
James S. Levine - Composer
Byron Smith - Editor
Ryan Murphy - Screen Writer
Lorin Flemming - Art Director
Augusten Burroughs - Book Author
Christopher Duskin - Camera Operator
Mali Finn - Casting
Andrew Glover - Chief Lighting Technician
Christopher Baffa - Cinematographer
Joseph C. Fama - Construction Coordinator
Lou Eyrich - Costume Designer
Julia Yang Silver - Costumes Supervisor
Steven Samuels - Executive Producer
Dirk Wallace Craft - First Assistant Director
Elisa Marsh - Hair Styles
Laurel Kelly - Hair Styles
Eryn Krueger - Key Make-up
Robert Foulkes - Location Manager
Stephanie Fowler - Makeup
Zoe Hay - Makeup
P.J. Bloom - Musical Direction/Supervision
Timothy J. Pedegana - Post Production Supervisor
Terri Greening - Production Accountant
Eve Watterson - Production Coordinator
Richard Sherman - Production Designer
Christopher Redmond - Properties Master
Diana Valentine - Script Supervisor
Elenie Mansalis - Second Assistant Director
Matthew Flood Ferguson - Set Decorator
Frank Gaeta - Sound/Sound Designer
Marc A. Gilmartin - Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Mertz - Special Effects Coordinator
Dan Kneece - Steadicam Operator
Henry Tirl - Steadicam Operator
Noon Orsatti - Stunts Coordinator
Thomas Ficke - Stunts Coordinator
Scarlet Letters - Title Design
Christopher Griffin - Unit Production Manager
Stacey K. Black - Key Hairstylist

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