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It's Kind of a Funny Story (Sep-2010)

Directors: Ryan Fleck; Anna Boden

Writers: Ryan Fleck; Anna Boden

From novel by: Ned Vizzini

Music by: Broken Social Scene

Producers: Kevin Misher; Ben Browning

Keywords: Comedy, Drama

Film adaptation of the 2006 novel of the same name chronicles a troubled teenager's adventures in an adult psychiatric ward.

ABSTRACT
Craig, a brilliant yet troubled high-school junior, checks himself into an area psych ward after contemplating suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge one day. Expecting to be handed a routine observation and get sent home the next day, Craig is informed that he is mandated to stay for a week, forging an unlikely relationship with a girl about his age and gaining valuable insight into the human condition in the process.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jeremy Davies
Actor
8-Oct-1969   Saving Private Ryan
Viola Davis
Actor
11-Aug-1965   Nurse Peeler on City of Angels
Jim Gaffigan
Comic
7-Jul-1966   Beyond the Pale
Zach Galifianakis
Actor
1-Oct-1969   The Hangover
Keir Gilchrist
Actor
28-Sep-1992   United States of Tara
Lauren Graham
Actor
16-Mar-1967   Belly Buttons are Cool
Zoë Kravitz
Actor
1-Dec-1988   Mad Max: Fury Road
Aasif Mandvi
Actor
5-Mar-1966   Daily Show correspondent
Emma Roberts
Actor
10-Feb-1991   Addie Singer in Unfabulous

CAST

Keir Gilchrist   ...   Craig
Emma Roberts   ...   Noelle
Viola Davis   ...   Dr. Eden Minerva
Lauren Graham   ...   Lynn
Jim Gaffigan   ...   George
Zoë Kravitz   ...   Nia
Zach Galifianakis   ...   Bobby
Jeremy Davies   ...   Smitty
Matthew Maher   ...   Humble
Adrian Martinez   ...   Johnny
Bernard White   ...   Muqtada
Daniel London   ...   Solomon
Novella Nelson   ...   The Professor
MacIntyre Dixon   ...   Roger
Aasif Mandvi   ...   Dr. Mahmoud
Lou Myers   ...   Jimmy
Thomas Mann   ...   Aaron
Mary Birdsong   ...   Bobby's Ex
Dana De Vestern   ...   Alissa
Karen Chilton   ...   Nurse Harper
Jared Goldstein   ...   Ronny
Alan Aisenberg   ...   Scuggs
Rosalyn Coleman   ...   Monica
Molly Hager   ...   Becca
Ato Blankson-Wood   ...   Jennifer
Caitlin Kinnunen   ...   Science Geek
Stephen Scott Scarpulla   ...   HS Director
Jee Young Han   ...   HS Do-Gooder
Leo Allen   ...   Mr. Reynolds
Morgan Murphy   ...   Joanie
Billy McFadden   ...   Little Craig
Susan J. Blommaert   ...   HS Teacher
Ethan Herschenfeld   ...   Acid Head
Ben Folstein   ...   Neil
Rosalyn Coleman   ...   Under Pressure Nurse #1
Kenya Brome   ...   Under Pressure Nurse #2
Delia Reed   ...   Under Pressure Nurse #3
Stewart Steinberg   ...   Charlie Custodian

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