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With: Christina Ricci, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Jessica Lange, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche
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Written by: Galt Niederhoffer, Frank Deasy, Larry Gross, based on the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel
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Directed by: Erik Skjoldbjærg
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MPAA Rating: R for language, drug content, sexuality/nudity and some disturbing images
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Running Time: 95
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Date: 09/08/2001
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United States of Depression
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
After four years and various false starts, Prozac Nation finally hits San Francisco movie screens. Skittish distributor Miramax seriously dropped the ball on this tough, potent little film; it's much better than you've heard. Christina Ricci (who also co-produced) is outstanding as the talented Harvard journalism student who gradually and then suddenly succumbs to severe, crippling depression, alienating her roommate (Michelle Williams), boyfriend (Jason Biggs) and mother (Jessica Lange). The film avoids disease-of-the-week sentimentality, with Ricci's calm, reasoning voice-over juxtaposing her erratic behavior; she realizes what she's doing but just can't stop. Erik Skjoldbjaerg (the original Insomnia) directs, based on the bestseller by Elizabeth Wurtzel.
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