Drama · United States of America · 2001 · 1h 42m

Manic

Manic poster
Director
Jordan Melamed
Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Lyle Don Cheadle as Dr. David Monroe Zooey Deschanel as Tracy Michael Bacall as Chad Elden Henson as Michael Cody Lightning as Kenny
Crew
Nicholas Hay — Director of Photography Madeleine Gavin — Editor Gloria Vela — Editor David Wingo — Original Music Composer Michael Linnen — Original Music Composer Blayne Weaver — Screenplay
Tagline

You can't escape yourself.

Synopsis

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

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Mood & Themes
depressionchild abusegroup therapymental institutionjuvenile delinquentmental illnesstroubled teenteen angerself-harmteenage protagonistdepressingcomforting
Key Collaborators
Jordan Melamed Director Nicholas Hay Director of Photography Madeleine Gavin Editor Gloria Vela Editor David Wingo Original Music Composer Michael Linnen Original Music Composer Blayne Weaver Screenplay Jordan Melamed Screenplay Michael Bacall Screenplay Kirk Hassig Producer Trudi Callon Producer Carol Strober Production Design
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