Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

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2006
1h 56m
5.7(253 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

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Production Companies

TriStar Pictures
Plan B Entertainment

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Joseph Cross

Augusten Burroughs

Joseph Cross
Acting

Annette Bening

Deirdre Burroughs

Annette Bening
Acting

Brian Cox

Dr. Finch

Brian Cox
Acting

Gwyneth Paltrow

Hope Finch

Gwyneth Paltrow
Acting

Joseph Fiennes

Neil Bookman

Joseph Fiennes
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Evan Rachel Wood

Natalie Finch

Evan Rachel Wood
Acting

Alec Baldwin

Norman Burroughs

Alec Baldwin
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Jill Clayburgh

Agnes Finch

Jill Clayburgh
Acting

Gabrielle Union

Dorothy

Gabrielle Union
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Patrick Wilson

Michael Shephard

Patrick Wilson
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Kristin Chenoweth

Fern Stewart

Kristin Chenoweth
Acting

Dagmara Dominczyk

Suzanne

Dagmara Dominczyk
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Colleen Camp

Joan

Colleen Camp
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Jack Kaeding

Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs

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Gabriel Guedj

Poo

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Nancy Cassaro

Christy - 1978 Poetry Club

Nancy Cassaro
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Omid Abtahi

Restaurant Manager

Omid Abtahi
Acting

Julie Remala

Restaurant Waitress

Julie Remala
Acting

Will Carter

Officer Button

Will Carter
Production

Bonnie Weis

Cocktail Waitress

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Acting

Dakotah Masset

Waitress

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Marianne Muellerleile

Nurse

Marianne Muellerleile
Crew

Anthony Aria

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Writing

Augusten Burroughs

Self (uncredited)

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Acting

Lindsay Canton

Co-Ed (uncredited)

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Leslie Grossman

Sue (uncredited)

Leslie Grossman
Acting

Joshua Levine

Chris (uncredited)

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Margaret Newborn

Audience Member (uncredited)

Margaret Newborn
Acting

Devanny Pinn

Poetry Club Member (uncredited)

Devanny Pinn
Acting

Amy Rider

Sugar (uncredited)

Amy Rider
Acting

Gary Sievers

Jewish Rabbi (uncredited)

Gary Sievers
Acting

Joseph Sims

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Scott Slifer

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Cole Volmer

College Student (uncredited)

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Pilar Walsh

Professor's Wife (uncredited)

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