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Originally Posted by noodle
My Name is David
Rain Man
American History X
A Beautiful Mind
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, more than the book, actually.
Primer, most definitely
Das Experiment
Girl, Interrupted
Manic
thirteen
I think the first ones are pretty standard, but the last three for actually portraying mental illness as it exists. With a little Hollywood flair to keep people interested, but more real then in previous generations.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed mostly at the mental hospital in Salem Oregon where I lived at the time. Settle down- I lived in the town, not the hospital. My dad, who worked for the state, got my brother and I part time jobs moving stuff around, mostly lights. My brother was 15 and I was 13, wouldn't fly these days, labor laws etc... I had a blast and was paid a whole $15 a day. I was shocked when I got my check and they keep some out for taxes.
Years later I found myself working at the juvenile correctional center next door. Small shit stuck in my head that won't go away.
Anyway back your regularly scheduled thread...
I'd say my list would have to include:
Schindler's List
My Family
The Shawshank Redemption