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Girl, Interrupted
1999 2 h 7 min Drama · Biography
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Film Girl, Interrupted

Stories from the set

What happened on set and off camera. No spoilers.

5 facts

  1. The film is based on the autobiography of the real Susanna Kaysen, who was sent for "voluntary treatment" to McLean Hospital in 1967.

  2. Rose McGowan and Claire Danes auditioned for the role of Lisa Rowe.

  3. Most scenes were filmed in a real psychiatric hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The hospital closed in 2005.

  4. The quote that Dr. Vic (Vanessa Redgrave) recites in her first session with Susanna belongs to the Roman philosopher Seneca.

  5. A possible translation of the original title is "The Girl Who Was Interrupted."