Running with Scissors

2006 · 116 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 23,421 VOTES · DIR. Ryan Murphy

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,231 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:31 and then I left my mother?
00:04:42 So why don't you go outside and play with the dog for a little while?
00:10:38 Sexton's therapist told her to write poetry as a way to exorcize her rage.
00:15:09 I thought for sure he was gonna kill me, that this would finally be the night.
00:19:38 And you heard about this guy from where?
00:23:04 That?
00:30:04 - Augusten. - I know.
00:35:29 When you're finished, I'll be in the car.
00:40:06 Oh, did I mention that Hope is an animal lover? She has a cat named Freud...
00:44:42 I've seen that like four times this week already.
00:48:16 Want a beer? Smoke?
00:54:34 And I knew that word "nigger" was a dirty word.
00:58:32 Well, I just got some samples in the mail, so I don't know.
01:02:58 Raising a family keeps you on the run and...
01:08:25 So that the IRS wouldn't take this house.
01:13:50 That's why I'm blocked, Dr. Finch, I'm sure of it.
01:19:03 I'd hardly call you an expert.
01:23:08 "Dressed in black, you do not bleed like a woman should bleed between the legs!
01:27:50 Thank you.
01:34:10 "The angels are gone.
01:37:14 Like a sheep or a dog that can predict an earthquake
01:41:56 Are you calling the doctor?
01:47:48 I'll write.
02:00:00 in a fucking blizzard to hear her read.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,231
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRyan Murphy
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$6,754,898
IMDb votes23,421