Stars
Annette Bening
Brian Cox
Joseph Fiennes
Evan Rachel Wood
Alec Baldwin
Joseph Cross
Jill Clayburgh
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gabrielle Union
Patrick Wilson
Writers
Ryan Murphy
Augusten Burroughs
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Annette Bening | Character: Deirdre Burroughs
Actor: Brian Cox | Character: Dr. Finch
Actor: Joseph Fiennes | Character: Neil Bookman
Actor: Evan Rachel Wood | Character: Natalie Finch
Actor: Alec Baldwin | Character: Norman Burroughs
Actor: Joseph Cross | Character: Augusten Burroughs
Actor: Jill Clayburgh | Character: Agnes Finch
Actor: Gwyneth Paltrow | Character: Hope Finch
Actor: Gabrielle Union | Character: Dorothy
Actor: Patrick Wilson | Character: Michael Shephard
Actor: Kristin Chenoweth | Character: Fern Stewart
Actor: Dagmara Dominczyk | Character: Suzanne
Actor: Colleen Camp | Character: Joan
Actor: Jack Kaeding | Character: Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs
Actor: Gabriel Guedj | Character: Poo
Actor: Nancy Cassaro | Character: Christy - 1978 Poetry Club
Actor: Omid Abtahi | Character: Restaurant Manager
Actor: Julie Remala | Character: Restaurant Waitress
Actor: Will Carter | Character: Officer Button
Actor: Bonnie Weis | Character: Cocktail Waitress
Actor: Dakotah Masset | Character: Waitress
Actor: Marianne Muellerleile | Character: Nurse
Actor: Anthony Aria | Character: Audience
Actor: Karolina Bacia | Character: Teen Girl
Actor: Augusten Burroughs | Character: Self
Actor: Lindsay Canton | Character: Co-Ed
Actor: Sushí GarciaParra | Character: Theater Patron
Actor: Leslie Grossman | Character: Sue
Actor: Janis Jones | Character: Lesbian Poet
Actor: Joshua Levine | Character: Chris
Actor: Margaret Newborn | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Devanny Pinn | Character: Poetry Club Member
Actor: Amy Rider | Character: Sugar
Actor: Gary Sievers | Character: Jewish Rabbi
Actor: Joseph Sims | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Scott Slifer | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Cole Volmer | Character: College Student
Actor: Pilar Walsh | Character: Professor's Wife
Actor: Rachel Zeskind | Character: Deirdre Obsessed Fan
[Directors Group]
Name: Ryan Murphy | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Ryan Murphy | Role: Writer
Name: Augusten Burroughs | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Augusten Burroughs | Role: Producer
Name: Dede Gardner | Role: Producer
Name: Brad Grey | Role: Producer
Name: Ryan Murphy | Role: Producer
Name: Brad Pitt | Role: Producer
Name: Steve Samuels | Role: Producer
Name: Bonnie Weis | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: James S. Levine | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Christopher Baffa | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Byron Smith | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Mali Finn | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Richard Sherman | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Lorin Flemming | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Matthew Flood Ferguson | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lou Eyrich | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Bernadette Beauvais | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Stacey K. Black | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cydney Cornell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Stephanie A. Fowler | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Zoe Hay | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Julie Hewett | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Laurel Kelly | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Eryn Krueger Mekash | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Elisa Marsh | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michele Tyminski Schoenbach | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Christopher Griffin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tim Pedegana | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dirk Craft | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Elenie Mansalis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Maura McKeown | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Terry Adams | Role: Art Department
Name: Sam Brinson | Role: Art Department
Name: Joseph C. Fama | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark David Kersey | Role: Art Department
Name: Patrick J. Marchese | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Motyl | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul M. Rohrbaugh III | Role: Art Department
Name: James Tsvetkofski | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Wynands | Role: Art Department
Name: Marissa Zajack | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Clark | Role: Art Department
Name: Brendon Crigler | Role: Art Department
Name: Julie O'Malley | Role: Art Department
Name: Missy Parker | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Rick Ash | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jed M. Dodge | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rickley W. Dumm | Role: Sound Department
Name: Russell Farmarco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Gaeta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luis Galdames | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc A. Gilmartin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Catherine Harper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Darrin Mann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christopher Moriana | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Navarro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Todd Niesen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sarah Payan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Terry Rodman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Thompson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gunnar Ted Walter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gabriel J. Serrano | Role: Sound Department
Name: Donald J. Sutherland | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carl D. Ware | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Kenneth C. Clark | Role: Special Effects
Name: Thomas Mertz | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Alyssa Evans | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Saeed Faridzadeh | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Law-Stump | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Thomas M. Ficke | Role: Stunts
Name: Noon Orsatti | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Clyde E. Bryan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: J.A. Byerly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charles Crivier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerry Day | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antony Diamond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Duskin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Glover | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bob Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Hewett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Kneece | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne Kosky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerry Mundy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Newell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Doug Price | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Scott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Suzanne Tenner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henry Tirl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Suzanne Trucks | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mitch Byerly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Mele | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jimmie R. Owens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Haydn Pazanti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryan Shopay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Justin Stroh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Earl C. Williman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Zschoche | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Deanna Brigidi | Role: Casting Department
Name: Barbara Harris | Role: Casting Department
Name: David Rapaport | Role: Casting Department
Name: Pete Sutton | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sean Kevin Sweeney | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anita Louise Brown | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jenny Eagan | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jennifer Morrison Holyfield | Role: Costume Department
Name: Krishna Ribeiro | Role: Costume Department
Name: Christine Wada | Role: Costume Department
Name: Julie Yang Silver | Role: Costume Department
Name: Bethany Bernhard | Role: Costume Department
Name: Suzanne Flores | Role: Costume Department
Name: Delia Hauser | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jude Christian Orlando | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Bradley Buecker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jennifer Hatton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mo Henry | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jamie Keeney | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paula Suhy | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christopher Grizey | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Faust Pierfederici | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Fulvio Valsangiacomo | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Robert Foulkes | Role: Location Management
Name: David Henke | Role: Location Management
Name: Robert Crobar Bilus | Role: Location Management
Name: Chris Gutierrez | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: P.J. Bloom | Role: Music Department
Name: Jennifer Reeve | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Trafalski | Role: Music Department
Name: Josh Klein | Role: Music Department
Name: Darian Pollard | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Crisoforo Aguilar | Role: Production Department
Name: Chelsey Cardon | Role: Production Department
Name: William Cotton | Role: Production Department
Name: Melissa Engle | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher Grizey | Role: Production Department
Name: Joe May | Role: Production Department
Name: Jessie Sieben | Role: Production Department
Name: Rorie Dirk van Klaveren | Role: Production Department
Name: Eve Watterson | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew T. Weaver | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthew Bolin | Role: Production Department
Name: Cory Cate | Role: Production Department
Name: Thomas Kearney | Role: Production Department
Name: Ron Landry | Role: Production Department
Name: Alba Morera | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Diana Valentine | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Dana Crocker | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ed Nassaney | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bruce Callahan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Eddie Santana | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gary Thomas Williams | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Beth Bargas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alisa Gentry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terri Greening | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Kay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexis Martin Woodall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joan Massotkleiner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Meredith Mohr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mercè Montalà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Passon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christopher Redmond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ron Segro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Showers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Spooky Stevens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Salvador Vidal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Judith M. Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Clifford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashley Contino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dante | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tilu Khalayi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susanne Lariviere | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Lockhart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard M. Newkirk | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andre Panossian | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert E. Phillips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angela Randazzo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven J. Scott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kay Sievert | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Running with Scissors | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2290090265/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2290090265/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564189267288.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=KS5tJ8gx3v0Hg14GEssUzbw9EHYB5ib-t8p6PuqHf2GT8ipFpE819GH1lgFp0rdxXdC1xdbiFLi~itU2cZmNKHtuDtX1SHIpTCIt91Rbutn92fC0OMygK0UMJgCf5J4Nj90ZWNgxglJiPBbofDTlSFmM1pXcLoh-0KadR0XCPqXe101FrrurUvEi6E7A5BuyPa1UVTK~I8iJsfr3M2NQeazCO9Sr948OLI550H~yGeFqCqJGMMXEskJx~7RuY2zNG2q04PQnoUvn~IC3LfGtKnsrMIrR0~78XaZCdF-H~P3JwA9lMYYa5gz8Kycc~vi9hpDYReGB3K1G9fQHkUJS5A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1032126745/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1032126745/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563706022470.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=cGqMPC4lrDhpxI5QVS87n7LoaDVdQGck8tHSbl--OF1BJr7nMR8Vb5UCUGfpLbd7NY6bUk-SHRPdkfhYTguoRAXxcEc~xqdE6fOCsjtL6wpt~Mv8pFcnkRSiF~V~WFhYhwzLNBtSK58otC3COkgyTYueGSx~cR1G1shTtfLB8RN7m7wuv5927UvmkBBckR-hLtBwbxQZ7~tRs4iUYnQk86jeFHQQJN8t~KuCahOtInImLbIZ5eraBcAPBzCH7XNnzOwZC2m0Wivc5m5hqCl5uIldJmn~R2hZT2WJLU2SUoEzYENIINqF7ZeIxtWlTEDD5HwZpn2aYABxatQ0Y80OOw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2457862425/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2457862425/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563751756648.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=CsDEhjkwHl9dzflqTv-nsJOZCDXuw6lSTI~YMuBtZctufHCgsxt54QwQV6YvzF1~9EHik1~Ym9~E9RqRqfwsjADjgjedU9Fc7VjZwrqNRzymwy5tDUhS~ZUOBV3OyNd7PK6LQQq6FoJRNVWvXrV9xZ5FI9Yusgle2TZVsFGQvrIT1fHS2UA8o7SssnBo4FdoKD8DjKmXp0UFtTm92zVNkEzePwE7FDGmcCGGPGc8b-MvE8cLqbij3uVX3GydTkZRI6jTX3pwtra~p8nE9qZ9OuNz3reSR9NRAbYLNUiU0jd5bJvJQWgMC~Q2W~YsBbxV6BrAoQOmMXVbzT70ElIgCw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2424307993/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2424307993/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563504731869.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=cmicWLasxsLKfANn4DX8EI80JhvvMEnrihV16oLQ~pYH7fqWLzYPQz2i9wZiwdoenlO51XBpb8HvaeQPSBbK6IQ5iifctVZnQpSXjsPuEHQfcX9JJtx~WVNrpcDe2joqRdZS2TfLhGx2Jz-jeU-nQA9vkoYKC9tl8sanQov4s7LqCOI-TB0NPOkEA6RKtzg6m3s0L5SVm0G3E4uRb5-5gueAGdpF4jkXIcWX2-xDO9QO4D6DAFLvK0~FSc5GgpPOsQcH~HopxBXGquViEsHKE3j~vzTLA8jwDKfc5HIPdbg578OwDPP1cRD3UgwJnklRQ23RCkeyjlm0-35PUG5PgA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Interview | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi814022937/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi814022937/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563722730709.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=pUo6oluNqwttcpMf5KGlXQ9TtLPq4lQ5eqLN8y3~UeFMzX0i76n7560VyJYQgefrehpRhqHw~qArOeaxv24SHzibzLRTBFWmSSfe6eMUhHBGHUKyKzkgXx9ZWlKxu1FAWyEEQNoE~Qc55AeDajcvY-fy9sJ1sJ8OqMyzdeVrSBSkfXhbnBIVZ565OKf9diUKZYeRYmVeQZWM2-dg4u89LI9ypQqOgsHd7urueCUa0TdbmT40GEx0T-4izp1ydOUYBiOUv-dRORPjfLjv2S7twWJG2zkJH1a0UQWT3G7o1H4B6IplKrGov7gMe96Fwdi56Ocr5iBx8DzE3dVhkgqdkA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Interview | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2508194073/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2508194073/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563984567860.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=pfR2RBWRQUtS9~bVnHfHwM8tL8ChWIYADoixcjiszjxVEtgDGhWKravjN6uqyhihVRkCXxExIwyFQ7pPGnOedAlA2uzr16IPQ6YqC70C5gNyQc8Fpez5a84cwZnieLROBDERDmcehRPyBLaF9-o~SBUHUlv1dYwKQ3jFJJCYKNWYamKRIeD8jmKryoNIEJR1azQnigplx1Q7lpfiGFEtHaC39SKTXxeHw4BU23Mi8MtPmivUQ1-2TJb9vNSAXysTbdTV-tyCAXqpgqzT1XeDi7ThR7ccGp~IXhtZ-T0jcIHG4AoAcik0JOUW1gWkWbJEhKRYqkto5gxg2DTjBS4RYg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Running with Scissors | Type: Interview | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi881918233/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi881918233/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564187269172.mp4?Expires=1788440055&Signature=WgOlUGY84qy26HQhe1rqOOk4ovLiCj1j64vmkYp4Y16KBNl-ohdbPFXUwbVGGV7e0lCSICeYvKB4KYnyBP1camwPa1ksa2SUoUTODNIkLnMYMVmt4ZyiPfw1hBMnkm4KpSTDRGsY4LaO50L~5KGjX84jFfPcqheLtLg9uM2Z~uYSbMBi-tiNxoM7NZ1uk2G-IVJlLg9~WTTBkwuh69MX2NBdLjYsHd6yq-Ol47b6X0NWGiG5LQHXP6STI3KK9mSMyibrHtI6tx2IZMQQrImuAZ8nVhMl379w2WYXWew3FE4IYekETc2lH3h5YEzF9V9d6fVC~L08KVAH3L14IOqe0w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: October 20, 2006 (limited)
United States: October 27, 2006
Brazil: December 25, 2006
Germany: January 18, 2007
Poland: January 19, 2007
Spain: January 26, 2007
Singapore: February 1, 2007
United Kingdom: February 2, 2007
Ireland: February 2, 2007
Israel: February 22, 2007
Italy: March 2, 2007
Mexico: March 9, 2007 (limited)
Norway: March 9, 2007
Sweden: March 23, 2007
United Kingdom: March 26, 2007 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Belgium: March 28, 2007
Australia: March 29, 2007
Greece: April 4, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: April 10, 2007 (video premiere)
Russia: May 10, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: May 15, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: May 30, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Finland: July 25, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Netherlands: July 30, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Poland: August 21, 2007 (DVD premiere)
France: September 19, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Japan: November 21, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Awards
Nominee | 2007 | Critics Choice Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Young Actor | Joseph Cross, Running with Scissors
Nominee | 2007 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Annette Bening, Running with Scissors
Nominee | 2007 | GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film - Wide Release | Running with Scissors
Nominee | 2006 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Annette Bening, Running with Scissors
Winner | 2006 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Joseph Cross, Running with Scissors
Winner | 2006 | Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Breakthrough Award | Breakthrough Directing | Ryan Murphy, Running with Scissors
Nominee | 2006 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | BSFC Award | Best Supporting Actor | Alec Baldwin, The Departed, Running with Scissors, The Good Shepherd | Tied with Michael Sheen for The Queen (2006).
Nominee | 2006 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Actress | Annette Bening, Running with Scissors
Nominee | 2006 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Supporting Actress | Jill Clayburgh, Running with Scissors
Winner | 2006 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | SLFCA Award | Best Overlooked Film | Running with Scissors
Box Office
Australia: USD 245688
Belgium: USD 6075
Germany: USD 5718
Spain: USD 44413
United Kingdom: USD 68321
Mexico: USD 36317
New Zealand: USD 31438
Domestic: USD 7022827
Period: Nov 17 – 19, 2006 | Rank: 31 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 133 | Gross to date: USD 6754898 | Interval gross: USD 150867 | Per theater average: USD 1134
Period: Nov 10 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 21 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 497 | Gross to date: USD 6380496 | Interval gross: USD 615276 | Per theater average: USD 1237
Period: Nov 3 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 586 | Gross to date: USD 5248114 | Interval gross: USD 1587486 | Per theater average: USD 2709
Period: Oct 27 – 29, 2006 | Rank: 10 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 586 | Gross to date: USD 2865340 | Interval gross: USD 2531760 | Per theater average: USD 4320
Period: Oct 20 – 22, 2006 | Rank: 29 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 226108 | Interval gross: USD 226108 | Per theater average: USD 28263