FILM 2219: GIRL, INTERRUPTED (1999)

TRIVIA: Winona Ryder acquired the rights to the novel herself and then spent seven years trying to get the film made.

Angelina Jolie avoided any communication with Winona Ryder when making the movie, claiming that if she saw anything human about Winona Ryder, she would not have been able to act out the sociopath character Lisa Rowe as effectively.

Much of the movie was filmed at the Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) State Hospital. The hospital was still in use for treatment of mentally ill patients, until closed down in 2006.

The book and film Girl, Interrupted (1999), take their title from the painting "Girl Interrupted at her Music" by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

The song "Angel of the Morning" on the film's soundtrack was composed by Angelina Jolie's uncle, Chip Taylor.

Angelina Jolie's Best Supporting Actress Oscar win was this film's only Oscar nomination.

The film cast includes four Oscar winners, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldbergand Vanessa Redgrave, and one Oscar nominee, Winona Ryder.

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