Boy Interrupted
Seen it?2009 | 92 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for people ready for a good cry and people who love a true story told well. It's about loss, handled with care rather than melodrama.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dana Heinz Perry
- Evan Scott PerryHimself
- Dana Heinz PerrySelf - Evan's Mother
- Hart PerrySelf - Evan's Father
- Nicholas Kopple-PerrySelf - Evan's Half-Brother
- Karen RiposoSelf - Teacher
- Ladd SpiegelSelf - Doctor
- Suzanne HannaSelf - Psychologist
- Dan MurraySelf - Wellspring Psychologist
- Aidan ShiminovSelf - Friend
- Will AxelrodSelf - Friend