Film

Running with Scissors

2006 · 2h 2m · Drama · Comedy

Do not disturb them. They already are.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

32%

Metacritic

52

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.

Joseph Cross

Augusten Burroughs

Annette Bening

Deirdre Burroughs

Brian Cox

Dr. Finch

Gwyneth Paltrow

Hope Finch

Joseph Fiennes

Neil Bookman

Evan Rachel Wood

Natalie Finch

Alec Baldwin

Norman Burroughs

Jill Clayburgh

Agnes Finch

Gabrielle Union

Dorothy

Patrick Wilson

Michael Shephard

Kristin Chenoweth

Fern Stewart

Dagmara Dominczyk

Suzanne

Colleen Camp

Joan

Jack Kaeding

Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs

Gabriel Guedj

Poo

Nancy Cassaro

Christy - 1978 Poetry Club

• Ryan MurphyScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Bonnie WeisProducer
• Brad PittProducer
• Brad GreyProducer
• Augusten BurroughsProducer
• Steve SamuelsExecutive Producer
• Christopher BaffaDirector of Photography
• James S. LevineOriginal Music Composer
• Byron SmithEditor
• Mali FinnCasting

Running With Scissors - Trailer

Release date

October 27, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

R

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$6,754,898

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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