Running with Scissors

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

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

Bonnie Weis

Cocktail Waitress