Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/20/2006(USA
Release Date: 02/06/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/KO
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol/Por
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 122 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
Screen newcomer
Joseph Cross portrays
Augusten Burroughs in director
Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of author
Burroughs' best-selling personal memoir of the same name. A child of the 1970s whose alcoholic father Norman (
Alec Baldwin) and delusional, unpublished poet mother Deidre (
Annette Benning) serve as the dictionary definition of the word "dysfunctional,"
Augusten is sent by his mother to live with her eccentric psychiatrist Dr. Finch (
Brian Cox) when his disagreeable parents ultimately decide terminate their turbulent marriage. Suddenly thrust into an environment that is as unfamiliar as it is unpredictable, young
Augusten forms a curious relationship with the doctor's two whimsical daughters while learning to adapt and survive under even the most unusual of circumstances.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide