24 Dec 1986
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Running with Scissors
Do not disturb them. They already are.
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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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
Omid Abtahi Restaurant Manager
Julie Remala Restaurant Waitress
Will Carter Officer Button
Dakotah Masset Waitress
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