Boy Interrupted
Released
September 5, 2009
Runtime: 1h 32m
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.
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Cast & Crew
- EP
Evan Scott Perry
Himself
Dana Heinz Perry
Self - Evan's Mother
- HP
Hart Perry
Self - Evan's Father
- NK
Nicholas Kopple-Perry
Self - Evan's Half-Brother
- KR
Karen Riposo
Self - Teacher
- LS
Ladd Spiegel
Self - Doctor
- SH
Suzanne Hanna
Self - Psychologist
- DM
Dan Murray
Self - Wellspring Psychologist
- AS
Aidan Shiminov
Self - Friend
- WA
Will Axelrod
Self - Friend
- GB
Gabriel Byer
Self - Friend
- AS
Adam Shachat
Self - Friend
- DB
David Bailen
Self - Friend
- SP
Scott Perry
Self - Evan's Uncle
- MG
Martine Gerard
Self - Scott's Fiancee
- BP
Beatrice Perry
Self - Scott's Mother
- HS
Hart Perry Sr.
Self - Scott's Father
- RK
Roger Kanter
Self - Superintendent
Dana Heinz Perry
Director
Media
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