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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is the searing true story of Susanna Kaysen (two-time Oscar® nominee Winona Ryder), a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental institution for troubled young women, where she must choose between the world of people who belong on the inside-like the seductive and dangerous Lisa (Oscar®-winner Angelina Jolie)-or the often difficult world of reality on the outside. Susanna's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she spends nearly a year on the ward. Based on the best-selling book of the same name and directed by celebrated Cop Land director James Mangold, the film features tour de force performances by today's most critically acclaimed young actors, including Ryder and Jolie. GIRL, INTERRUPTED also stars Jared Leto, Brittany Murphy and Clea Duvall, as well as Oscar® winners Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave.
"One of the best films of the year!" Paul Tatara, CNN.Com
"...Ryder's performance as Kaysen [is] first rate." Richard Schickel, Time Magazine
"...sensitive, well-acted film..." Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
"Ryder pulls out all the emotional stops and is utterly convincing as the emotionally wounded teenager." Mike Kerrigan, Boxoffice Magazine
Editor's Note
Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND). Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of characters, including Lisa (Angelina Jolie), who at first mesmerizes Susana with her uninhibited demeanor. The pair form a tight bond, but that connection is threatened when Lisa begins to spiral even further out of control. Ryder and Jolie's intense performances are just one of many reasons to watch this picture.
Plot Summary
Based on the autobiographical novel by Susana Kaysen, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is the story of Susana (Rider), a confused teen who attempts suicide and is promptly passed off by her uncaring parents to a mental hospital. There, she meets an assortment of characters including Georgina, her L. Frank Baum loving roommate, Daisy, a laxative junkie, and Lisa (Jolie), a charismatic sociopath. At first, Susana is almost fools herself into thinking that there's something wrong with her, as she begins to identify and bond with her new inmates. In particular, Susana is fascinated by Lisa and her totally uninhibited behavior, and the two quickly become close. Things begin to fall apart, however, when Lisa's behavior becomes more erratic and disturbing, causing a rift between the two friends and a long delayed bout of self-discovery by Susana.
| Features | Talent Files | | Production Notes | | Making-Of Featurette | | Isolated Music Score | | Theatrical Trailers | | English Subtitles | | Director Commentary | | Deleted Scenes | | Widescreen Version | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | English Dolby Surround |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 12/21/2004 |
| Running Time: 127 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 04746 | | UPC: 00043396047464 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2000) |  | Angelina Jolie, Winner, Best Actress In A Supporting Role | |
Golden Globe (2000) | | Angelina Jolie, Winner, Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Stealing every scene she's in, Jolie is excellent..." 12/13-19/1999 p.108-9Rolling Stone
"...[Ryder gives a] touching performance..." 02/03/2000 p.68-9 Premiere
"...The lead actresses are perfectly matched....A compelling melodrama..." -- 3 out of 5 stars 07/01/2000 pp.98-9 Box Office
"...Ryder pulls out all the emotional stops and is utterly convincing as the emotionally wounded teenager....Jolie delivers..." 02/01/2000 p.58 USA Today
"...Fiendishly feline Jolie is stressed to impress....Ryder's commitment is impressive..." 12/21/1999 p.6D Los Angeles Times
"...Ryder's performance has an authenticity to it, and the actress knows how to make us care in the bargain..." 12/21/1999 p.C1 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
...a fine film about relationships and self-discovery. Angelia Jolie...shines like a supernova, radiating flamboyance. It's an electric performance that energizes every scene in which she appears, recalling but not imitating Jack Nicolson's turn as Randle P. McMurphy in Cuckoo's Nest. This is top-notch acting that avoids the clichŽ pitfalls, and, although Ryder is equally as good, Jolie's work is the kind that gets recognized at awards time.
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Two reasons to see the film: Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie... moment to moment, they are intriguing and watchable. Jolie is emerging as one of the great wild spirits of current movies, a loose cannon who somehow has deadly aim. Ryder shows again her skill at projecting mental states; one of her gifts is to let us know exactly what she's thinking, without seeming to... - Roger Ebert
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