Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 film drama about a teen's 18-month stay at a mental institution, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. It was adapted from the original memoir Girl, Interrupted which was written by Susanna Kaysen herself, and directed by James Mangold. The screenplay was written by James Mangold and Lisa Loomer. The original music score was composed by Mychael Danna. The film is rated R by the MPAA, for strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality, and suicide.

Summary

inuniverse 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. The hospital is run by Nurse Valerie Owens (Whoopi Goldberg). Kaysen is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and her stay extends one year.