Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 drama film about a teen's 18-month stay at a mental institution, and it stars Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. It was adapted from the original memoir of the same name, written by Susanna Kaysen. The film was directed by James Mangold, from a screenplay written by Mangold, Anna Hamilton Phelan and Lisa Loomer. The original musical score was composed by Mychael Danna. Vanessa Redgrave and Whoopi Goldberg also appear in this movie.

Summary

Susanna Kaysen (Ryder), 18 years old in April 1967, voluntarily checks herself into the fictitious Claymoore Hospital (based on McLean Hospital, the actual institution featured in the memoir), after an overdose of aspirin and vodka. Nurse Valerie Owens (Whoopi Goldberg) is in charge of the ward Susanna is in. Kaysen is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and her stay extends for over a year.