A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- Noah
- (as Jonathan Rhys-Meyers)
Nicholas Campbell
- Donald
- (as Nick Campbell)
Nicole Parker
- Waitress
- (as Nicole Parker Smith)
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- TriviaFilmed in 2000, Miramax films planned on releasing the film in late 2001, but shelved it indefinitely in the US even with the massive anticipation by Christina Ricci's male fans to see her first nude scene. A number of reasons were given for the delay, from the unlikeable nature of the central heroine to writer Elizabeth Wurtzel's offensive comments about 9/11, to the fact that Wurtzel noted that the movie was "horrible." The movie finally debuted on the Starz! network in 2005 when, following the exit of Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein from Miramax, all pending films were released, in one form or another.
- GoofsElizabeth has a Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love" album poster hanging in her room in 1985. The album was not released until 1987.
- Crazy creditsDuring the opening credits, the close-up shots of the letters Elizabeth is typing form the sentence, "I hate myself and I want to die."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anatomy of a Scene: Prozac Nation (2001)
Featured review
A misunderstood movie about a misunderstood disease
"Prozac Nation" is a case study of clinical depression with Ricci as a Harvard frosh trying to cope with her own identity crisis, poor self esteem, and uncontrollable mood swings; the expectations of an over-compensating divorced mother; the absenteeism of a shallow father; and the sincerity of a love she can't believe is real. The film does a good job of accurately representing the destructive influences of the disease of depression in spite murky flashbacks, a hazy narration by Ricci, and a melodramatic and contrived feel. A showcase for Ricci, who meets the demands of her role, this film's lukewarm reception may have more to do with the lack of understanding of the Jekyll-Hyde nature of the depressed person than a poor presentation of the character. (B)
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- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $129,364
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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