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Prozac Nation
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6.3When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Elizabeth Wurtzel
- Jason Biggs as Rafe
- Anne Heche as Dr. Sterling
- Michelle Williams as Ruby
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Noah
- Jessica Lange as Mrs. Wurtzel
Themes
- depression
- based on novel or book
- harvard university
- based on true story
- borderline personality disorder
- writer
- therapy
- mental illness
- young adult
- 1990s
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Official website
A beIN Media Group and Paramount company headquartered in Los Angeles, MIRAMAX is a global film and television studio best known for its award-winning, original films. Led by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Glickman, Miramax is one of the most active and robust independent film and television studios, with recent and upcoming projects including "Here," directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, to be released by Sony on Nov. 15, 2024; Oscar®, BAFTA and Golden Globes® winner "The Holdovers," directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in an Oscar-winning performance; and "The Beekeeper," directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, which has crossed $150 million at the worldwide box office. The studio’s growing slate of global television content includes the series adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s feature film for MIRAMAX , "The Gentlemen, " which spent three weeks as Netflix’s top-performing English-language show globally; and a reinvention of the Emmy® Award-winning series "Project Greenlight" for HBO Max, hosted by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Projects in development include "The Henna Artist" at Netflix, based on Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel, with Freida Pinto attached to star and executive produce; "The Key Man," a limited series based on the acclaimed book about disgraced financier Arif Naqvi, with Dev Patel starring and executive producing; and "Prêt-à-Porter,” a series adaptation of the MIRAMAX movie in development with the BBC. The studio also recently secured television rights to the blockbuster "Halloween" franchise, with additional projects in development internationally. Miramax films have received 278 Academy Award® nominations and 68 Oscars®, including four Best Picture awards.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Prozac Nation
- Main subject
- virginity
- Director
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
- Screenwriter
- Elizabeth Wurtzel
- Cast member
- Nicholas Campbell
- Composer
- Nathan Larson
- Production company
- Miramax
- Narrative location
- Massachusetts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 463835
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/prozacnation
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2001-01-01
- title
- Prozac Nation
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 29%
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