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Based on the best selling novel, set in the mid 1980's before the prevalence of anti-depressants, it follows a young working class woman's (Christina Ricci) bout with depression during her first year at Harvard. The film explores this generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and an overbearing mother (Jessica Lange).
Original Release
09/08/2001
US Release
08/22/2003
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Biggs | Rafe |
Anne Heche | Dr. Sterling |
Michelle Williams | Ruby |
Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Noah |
Jessica Lange | Mrs. Wurtzel |
Jesse Moss | Sam |
Nicholas Campbell | Donald |
Zoe Miller | Elizabeth at 12 |
Sheila Paterson | Grandmother |
Rob Freeman | Mister Cool |
Directors
Writers
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Galt Niederhoffer, Frank Deasy, Larry Gross
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Biggs | Rafe |
Anne Heche | Dr. Sterling |
Michelle Williams | Ruby |
Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Noah |
Jessica Lange | Mrs. Wurtzel |
Jesse Moss | Sam |
Nicholas Campbell | Donald |
Zoe Miller | Elizabeth at 12 |
Sheila Paterson | Grandmother |
Rob Freeman | Mister Cool |
Nicole Parker | Waitress |
Frida Betrani | Julia |
Klodyne Rodney | Nurse |
Ian Tracey | Rolling Stone Editor |
Wendy Noel | Mrs. Edelman |
Bill Marchant | Lecturer |
Tom Kent | Lecturer |
Christine Anton | Mrs. Stevenson |
Paula Plum | Geeky Mom |
Paul Hoover | Geeky Dad |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Willi Bär | Executive Producer |
Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
Jason E. Frankel | Executive Producer |
Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
Michael T. Kennedy | Executive Producer |
Christina Ricci | Producer |
Rainer Bienger | Producer |
Lati Grobman | Producer |
Ildiko Kemeny | Producer |
Nadia Leonelli | Producer |
R. Paul Miller | Producer |
Galt Niederhoffer | Producer |
Scott Putman | Producer |
Andrea Sperling | Producer |
Andrew Sugerman | Producer |
Fredrik Sundwall | Producer |
Brad Weston | Producer |