MANIC

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Don Cheadle (Traffic) is 'simply mesmerizing' (Entertainment Today) in this 'piercing ... intimate and edgy' ('Sixty Second Preview') drama about troubled teens hoveing on the edge of sanity. Featuring an exceptional young cast, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt (TV's '3rd Rock Fom the Sun') and Zooey Deschanel (Elf), Manic is 'a remarkable gem of a film' (London Film Festival).; ; At first glance, 17-year old Lyle Jensen (Gordon-Levitt) seems eerily quiet and withdrawn. But he has a problem with anger, and this time his explosive rage has landed him in the juvenile ward of a mental institution under the watchful eye of therapist David Monroe (Cheadle). Can Dr. Monroe get Lyle and the other kids to open up, confront their demons and reclaim their lives?
• Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adrienne Rollo, Maggie Baird, Don Cheadle, Blayne Weaver, Lydell M. Cheshier, Roxie Fuller, Bree Nogueira, Kathy Paradise, Elden Henson, Cody Lightning, Michael Bacall, Sara Rivas, Lauren Shubert, Zooey Deschanel, William Richert, Ben Markham, Travis Sutton, Nic Henley, Julie Remala, Van Epperson, Jamielyn Kane, Michael O'Neil, Victoria Scott, Joey Herandez, Portia Medina, Swede Adamson, Stephan Maloney, Sean Tippins, Paul Greenstone, Paxton Hickey, Jordan Melamed
• Director: Jordan Melamed
• Runtime: 1:42
• Company: IFC Films
• Media Format: Movie