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Prozac Nation Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg Cast: Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams

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  • DVD Release Date: 07/05/2005
  • Original Release: 2001
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 20,505

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Side #1 --
1. A True Story [10:09]
2. Noah [8:17]
3. Celebration [5:56]
4. Sleepless [5:01]
5. Gradually, Then Suddenly [6:10]
6. Call in the Professionals [5:51]
7. Birthday Party [8:44]
8. My Salvation [8:19]
9. Possession [1:45]
10. Real Love [4:41]
11. Ultimate Nightmare Girlfriend [5:07]
12. The Mugging [6:44]
13. Can't Be Everything [5:02]
14. Suicidal Thoughts [7:47]
15. End Credits [1:04]

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Following up his critically acclaimed debut Insomnia (1997), Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjaerg makes his first English-language feature with this adaptation of the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel. Christina Ricci stars as Lizzie, a prize-winning student heading off to Harvard where she intends to study journalism and launch a career as a rock music critic. However, Elizabeth's fractured family situation including an errant father (Nicholas Campbell) and a neurotic, bitterly hypercritical mother (Jessica Lange) has led to a struggle with depression. When her all-night, drug-fueled writing binges and emotional instability alienate her roommate and best friend, Ruby (Michelle Williams), as well as both her first (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and second (Jason Biggs) boyfriends, Lizzie seeks psychiatric counseling from Dr. Diana Sterling (Anne Heche), who prescribes the wonder drug Prozac. Despite success as a writer that includes a gig writing for Rolling Stone and some mellowing out thanks to her medication, Lizzie begins to feel that the pills are running her life and faces some tough choices about her future. Prozac Nation (2001) is a longtime dream project of star Ricci, who also serves as one of the film's co-producers. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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This was an average movie dealing with one of our society's problems, anti-depression and its medicaby Tidalwave3

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September 14, 2009: A story about Elizabeth Wurtzel (Christina Ricci) and her emotional battles with family [mother Mrs. Wurtzel (Jessica Lange)], social life [lover Rafe (Jason Biggs)], Dr. Sterling (Anne Heche), etc. Christina has an open scene in the nude, probably the reason for "R". Truly a mental game.

The United States of Depression...by Anonymous

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May 18, 2007: Christina Ricci and Jessica Lange and both outstanding in this film. While taking a 'sobering' look at a truly alarming American issue, it's no wonder this film was largely ignored by a populace obviously too sensitive to the edgy subject matter. Since when did depression, hard work, suffering and difficulty become things that should only be dealt with through medication? With the ever declining popularity of fundamentalist religion, I believe that people are missing an important element in our evolution as a species. That being that it's STILL possible to believe in God, family of all kinds, and the importance of a spiritual groundwork WITHOUT the elements of self-hatred fundamentalism instills in us. Unfortunately it seems that we've yet to reach that kind of 'collective conscious.' People still seem overly pre-occupied with looking at 'God' as something to fear and not as something, or SOMEONE we could be sitting next to or across from at any given moment! Instead, it would seem that 'Chaos' is the rule on this planet. It certainly makes for plenty of great drama! Perhaps, someday that ideal will change. The REAL question is, do we REALLY want it to?


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