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Manic

2003, Movie, R, 100 mins

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THE BREAKFAST CLUB on meds. After brutally assaulting a high-school classmate with a baseball bat, Lyle Jenson (3rd Rock From the Sun's Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is remanded to the care of the Northwood psychiatric facility, where troubled teens and assorted deranged adults are guided along the road to wellville by the likes of tireless staff psychologist David Monroe (Don Cheadle). At his first group session, Lyle is introduced to his peers, who bear a predictable gamut of psych... read more leave a comment
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Manic movie trailer - starring Don Cheadle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Blayne Weaver, Adrienne Rollo, Maggie Baird. Directed by Jordan Melamed. Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Length: 01:04
Posted: 3/17/2008
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Length: 01:40:42
Posted: 4/29/2008
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In Jordan Melamad's Manic, Lyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a variety of illnesses. The troubled teens are under the watchful eye of their psychiatrist, Dave (Don Cheadle), a reformed drug addict. As these complex youths fight to overcome a series of emotionally charged events we are constantly reminded of the thin line that separates them from their ?sane? friends in suburban lives. This indie drama from IFC deals directly and candidly with the issues of teen violence and alienation among today?s youth.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:42:00
Posted: 8/23/2008
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In Jordan Melamad's Manic, Lyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a variety of illnesses. The troubled teens are under the watchful eye of their psychiatrist, Dave (Don Cheadle), a reformed drug addict. As these complex youths fight to overcome a series of emotionally charged events we are constantly reminded of the thin line that separates them from their ?sane? friends in suburban lives. This indie drama from IFC deals directly and candidly with the issues of teen violence and alienation among today?s youth.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:42:00
Posted: 5/23/2008
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Year: 2003
Rated R

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Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Lyle
Adrienne Rollo: Emergency Room Nurse
Maggie Baird: Rebecca
Don Cheadle: Dr. David Monroe
Blayne Weaver: Charlie
Lydell M. Cheshier: JC

 

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