Girl, Interrupted (1999) on Netflix
In 1967, Susanna Kaysen, eighteen, is admitted to Claymoore, a psychiatric hospital, after an overdose. There she meets Lisa Rowe, a rebellious patient who urges her to refuse her medication.
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In 1967, Susanna Kaysen, eighteen, has a psychiatric breakdown and overdoses on aspirin and alcohol, which the doctor calls a suicide attempt, though she denies it. He recommends a short rest at Claymoore, a private hospital for the mentally ill. Susanna shares a room with Georgina Tuskin, who lies constantly, and meets Polly Clark, scarred by fire, Daisy Randone, who harms herself, Cynthia Crowley and Janet Webber. She is drawn most to Lisa Rowe, a charismatic and rebellious patient who has been at Claymoore for years and urges Susanna to refuse her medication and resist therapy. Lisa leads the girls through the hospital's tunnels at night and baits the staff, among them the head nurse, Valerie Owens.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Winona Ryder tried to buy the film rights to Susanna Kaysen's memoir herself; after Columbia Pictures fought off other studios and won them, she partnered with producer Douglas Wick, then sat through five years of development hell and three scripts that satisfied nobody before approaching James Mangold to direct on the strength of his debut, Heavy.
- Mangold met Courtney Love to discuss the role of Lisa and Alanis Morissette for a part; Parker Posey turned Lisa down, and Leelee Sobieski, who had signed on to play Daisy, dropped out weeks before filming began after an offer to star in Joan of Arc.
- Kaysen accused Mangold of adding “melodramatic drivel” by inventing plot points that were not in the book, such as Lisa and Susanna running away together.
