Running with Scissors (2006)
Running with Scissors is a book-based movie adapted from "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs. This Drama/Comedy film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is October 27, 2006.
The Source Material
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Overview
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- Running with Scissors
- Original Title
- Running with Scissors
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- US Theatrical
- October 27, 2006 · Rated R