Who has seen" Running With Scissors?

Question

Isn't that a wierd movie? Who would actually leave a child with a family like that? I'm glad the Dr's wife stepped up in the end and got help him get out of that hell-hole. She was the closest thing to a mother, the boy had.

Answer 1

Just watched this movie. You do realize it was based on actual events, right? You could probably even get a copy of the book written by the guy portrayed in movie.

Anyway, I've met people whose lives were pretty off-beat/strange. Maybe nothing as extreme as in Running With Scissors, but I'd imagine there might have been embellishment for artistic puposes.

A lot of educated, moderately affluent people were searching for Purpose and Self back in the Post-Disco '70's. I remember being amazed at all the programs they had out there for "self-betterment". (Rolfing and EST come to mind offhand). Thought about offering up my own program of self-betterment in order to facilitate the redistribution of weath, too. (I was more amused in those days)

I believe there is still the EST Institute over in Big Sur, in fact. So, people do weird things. The mother, in this case, was also on medication prescribed by a doctor who needed the income from having another ward (the father sent checks to the doctor). The doctor was a self-serving SOB who might have come to believe his own BS (the scene where he shows off his miraculous bowel movement, for example) and slowly receded into his own insanity.

Answer 2

I think the fact that it is a true story proves the old addage that you can't write anything as wierd as what happens in real life.

I felt mislead by the trailors and advertisements though. I did think it would be a "lighter" reflection on the mishaps of burroughs life.

Answer 3

I read the book and it was great. I have not sen the movie. I heard it was below average.

Answer 4

it's a pretty true story from what i hear. i heard the fam is suing him bc they felt they were represented so accurately they were afraid people would recognize them. that is like admitting to being that nuts.

Answer 5

if u thought the movie was weird, then u should definitely read the book. i liked it a lot better.