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Self Medicated

Theatrical Poster
Directed by Monty Lapica
Produced by Thomas Bell
Monty Lapica
Written by Monty Lapica
Starring Diane Venora
Monty Lapica
Greg Germann
Michael Bowen
Music by Anthony Marinelli
Cinematography Denis Maloney
Editing by Timothy Kendall
Distributed by THINKFilm
Release date(s) 31 August 2007
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Language English
IMDb profile

Self Medicated is a 2007 independent film based on real-life events from writer/director/lead actor Monty Lapica about Andrew, a troubled teenager whose mother has him kidnapped at age 17 by a private company and forcibly committed to a locked-down psychiatric institute. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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Synopsis

Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew’s life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew’s descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young man is now headed for self-destruction (in what Variety calls “an especially blistering performance by Monty Lapica”).

Andrew’s mother (Golden Globe nominee Diane Venora), helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself. As a last resort, she hires a private company to forcibly kidnap and confine him in a locked-down and corrupt psychiatric hospital. As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what’s left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.

Self-Medicated is an extraordinary portrait of redemption and personal triumph over hardship that “packs a startling punch” (Variety).

With 39 international film awards, Self-Medicated was the most award-winning independent film of 2006.

Reception

The film has toured the festival circuit extensively, collecting 39 awards.

Reviews have been generally favorable. The Hollywood Reporter said there was "a raw, unmannered intensity in Lapica's performance sets the requisite tone for the entire production. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Self- Medicated is just what the doctor ordered. " Hollywood Reporter. , and Daily Variety said the film was "a searing portrait of an out-of-control youth . Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman . . strong acting from all quarters and an especially blistering performance from Lapica. Packs a startling punch!" Daily Variety.

Release

The film will be theatrically released on August 31, 2007 in 15 markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Boston, San Diego, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Austin, and Las Vegas. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally

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The Australian International Film Festival, or AIFF, is a Melbourne festival that was launched in 2006 The Phoenix Film Festival is a festival that celebrates Feature films and their creators Sundance Channel is a Cable television network devoted to airing independent feature films, World cinema, documentaries, Short The Santa Fe Film Festival is a Non-Profit Organization which presents important world cinema in a non-commercial context that represents aesthetic critical and entertainment standards The George Lindsey/UNA Film Festival was established in 1998 by George Lindsey, most well known as the actor that played " Goober Pyle " on The Andy Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Diane Venora (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage television and film actress. Michael Bowen (born June 21, 1953) is an American actor Films he has appeared in include Jackie Brown, Magnolia, Gregory Andrew Germann (born February 26, 1958) is an American Actor.
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