Running with Scissors：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ryan Murphy

Writing Credits

Ryan Murphy
(screenplay): Augusten Burroughs
(book)

Cast

Annette Bening
Deirdre Burroughs: Brian Cox
Dr. Finch: Joseph Fiennes
Neil Bookman: Evan Rachel Wood
Natalie Finch: Alec Baldwin
Norman Burroughs: Joseph Cross
Augusten Burroughs: Jill Clayburgh
Agnes Finch: Gwyneth Paltrow
Hope Finch: Gabrielle Union
Dorothy: Patrick Wilson
Michael Shephard: Kristin Chenoweth
Fern Stewart: Dagmara Dominczyk
Suzanne: Colleen Camp
Joan: Jack Kaeding
Six-Year-Old Augusten Burroughs: Gabriel Guedj
Poo: Nancy Cassaro
Christy - 1978 Poetry Club: Omid Abtahi
Restaurant Manager: Julie Remala
Restaurant Waitress: Will Carter
Officer Button: Bonnie Weis
Cocktail Waitress: Dakotah Masset
Waitress: Marianne Muellerleile
Nurse: Anthony Aria
Audience: Augusten Burroughs
Self: Lindsay Canton
Co-Ed: SushÃ GarciaParra
Theater Patron: Leslie Grossman
Sue: Janis Jones
Lesbian Poet: Joshua Levine
Chris: Margaret Newborn
Audience Member: Devanny Pinn
Poetry Club Member: Amy Rider
Sugar: Gary Sievers
Jewish Rabbi: Joseph Sims
Audience Member: Scott Slifer
Audience Member: Cole Volmer
College Student: Pilar Walsh
Professor's Wife: Rachel Zeskind
Deirdre Obsessed Fan

Produced by

Augusten Burroughs
co-producer: Dede Gardner
producer: Brad Grey
producer: Ryan Murphy
producer: Brad Pitt
producer: Steve Samuels
executive producer (as Steven Samuels): Bonnie Weis
co-producer

Music by

James S. Levine

Cinematography by

Christopher Baffa
director of photography

Editing by

Byron Smith

Casting By

Mali Finn

Production Design by

Richard Sherman

Art Direction by

Lorin Flemming

Set Decoration by

Matthew Flood Ferguson

Costume Design by

Lou Eyrich

Makeup Department

Bernadette Beauvais
makeup artist: Stacey K. Black
key hair stylist: Cydney Cornell
hair stylist: Ms. Bening: Stephanie A. Fowler
makeup artist (as Stephanie Fowler): Zoe Hay
makeup artist: Julie Hewett
makeup artist: Ms. Bening: Laurel Kelly
hair stylist (as Laurel E. Kelly): Eryn Krueger Mekash
key makeup artist (as Eryn Krueger): Elisa Marsh
hair stylist: Michele Tyminski Schoenbach
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Christopher Griffin
unit production manager (as Christopher L. Griffin): Tim Pedegana
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dirk Craft
first assistant director (as Dirk Wallace Craft): Elenie Mansalis
second assistant director: Maura McKeown
second second assistant director (as Maura McKeown Redmond)

Art Department

Terry Adams
on-set dresser (as Terry L. Adams): Sam Brinson
construction foreman (as Samuel H. Brinson): Joseph C. Fama
construction coordinator: Ian Kay
assistant property master: Mark David Kersey
greensman (as Mark Kersey): Patrick J. Marchese
set dresser: Jim Motyl
leadman (as James S. Motyl): Christopher Redmond
property master: Paul M. Rohrbaugh III
paint foreman (as Paul Milton Rohrbaugh III): James Tsvetkofski
set dresser: Michael Wynands
labor foreman (as Michael H. Wynands): Marissa Zajack
art department coordinator: Chris Clark
set dresser (uncredited): Brendon Crigler
set dresser (uncredited): Julie O'Malley
picture vehicle (uncredited): Missy Parker
buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Rick Ash
supervising sound mixer: Jed M. Dodge
sound editor (as Jed Dodge): Rickley W. Dumm
sound editor (as Rickley Dumm): Russell Farmarco
sound editor (as Russ Farmarco): Frank Gaeta
sound designer: Luis Galdames
assistant sound editor (as Luis Galadames): Marc A. Gilmartin
production sound mixer (as Marc Gilmartin): Patrick Giraudi
supervising sound mixer: Catherine Harper
foley artist: Darrin Mann
foley mixer: Christopher Moriana
foley artist (as Chris Morianna): Chris Navarro
adr recordist: Todd Niesen
sound editor: Sarah Payan
sound editor: Terry Rodman
supervising sound mixer: Eric Thompson
adr mixer: Gunnar Ted Walter
boom operator (as Gunner Walter): Gabriel J. Serrano
sound recordist (uncredited): Donald J. Sutherland
utility sound (uncredited): Carl D. Ware
sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Kenneth C. Clark
special effects foreman (as Ken Clark): Thomas Mertz
special effects coordinator (as Tom Mertz)

Visual Effects by

Alyssa Evans
producer: Saeed Faridzadeh
digital compositor (uncredited): Jennifer Law-Stump
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital (uncredited): Steven J. Scott
supervising digital colorist: EFilm (uncredited)

Stunts

Thomas M. Ficke
stunt coordinator (as Tom Ficke): Noon Orsatti
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera: J.A. Byerly
rigging chief lighting technician (as JA Byerly): Charles Crivier
dolly grip: Jerry Day
rigging key grip: Christopher Duskin
camera operator (as Chris Duskin): Andrew Glover
chief lighting technician: Bob Hall
first assistant camera: Greg Hewett
key grip: Dan Kneece
steadicam operator: Wayne Kosky
best boy grip: Jerry Mundy
assistant chief lighting technician (as Jerry W. Mundy Jr.): Jon Newell
Rigging gang boss: Doug Price
second assistant camera: John Scott
camera operator: Suzanne Tenner
still photographer: Henry Tirl
steadicam operator: Suzanne Trucks
second assistant camera: Mitch Byerly
electrician (uncredited): Mark Mele
rigging electrician (uncredited): Jimmie R. Owens
grip (uncredited): Haydn Pazanti
camera loader (uncredited): Ryan Shopay
lighting technician (uncredited): Justin Stroh
electrician (uncredited): Earl C. Williman
rigging best boy (uncredited): Matt Zschoche
additional lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Deanna Brigidi
casting assistant: Barbara Harris
voice casting: David Rapaport
casting associate: Pete Sutton
extras casting: Sean Kevin Sweeney
extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anita Louise Brown
costumer: Jenny Eagan
costumer: Jennifer Morrison Holyfield
costumer: Ms. Bening (as Jennifer M. Holyfield): Krishna Ribeiro
costumer: Christine Wada
key costumer: Julie Yang Silver
costume supervisor: Bethany Bernhard
costumer (uncredited): Suzanne Flores
additional costumer (uncredited): Delia Hauser
wardrobe production assistant (uncredited): Jude Christian Orlando
costume illustrator (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Bradley Buecker
assistant editor (as Brad Buecker): Jennifer Hatton
assistant editor: Mo Henry
negative cutter: Jamie Keeney
assistant film editor: Jim Passon
color timer: Paula Suhy
assistant film editor: Christopher Grizey
post-production assistant (uncredited): Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM (uncredited): Faust Pierfederici
digital preview colorist (uncredited): Kay Sievert
colorist: dailies (uncredited): Fulvio Valsangiacomo
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Robert Foulkes
location manager: David Henke
assistant location manager: Robert Crobar Bilus
location manager (uncredited): Chris Gutierrez
location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

P.J. Bloom
music supervisor: Jennifer Reeve
music coordinator: Tom Trafalski
music editor: Josh Klein
assistant to composer (uncredited): Darian Pollard
music supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Diana Valentine
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Dana Crocker
transportation captain (as Dana E. Crocker): Ed Nassaney
transportation co-captain: Bruce Callahan
driver (uncredited): Eddie Santana
driver (uncredited): Gary Thomas Williams
driver: Ms. Bening (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Crisoforo Aguilar
production assistant: Beth Bargas
assistant accountant: Chelsey Cardon
production assistant: William Cotton
production assistant: Melissa Engle
production assistant (as Melissa J. Engle): Terri Greening
production accountant: Christopher Grizey
production assistant: Alexis Martin Woodall
assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Alexis Martin): Joe May
production assistant (as Joseph May): Meredith Mohr
assistant: Ms. Bening: Ron Segro
post production accountant: David Showers
assistant: Ms. Gardner: Jessie Sieben
production assistant (as Jessica Sieben): Spooky Stevens
unit publicist: Rorie Dirk van Klaveren
assistant production coordinator (as Rorie D. van Klaveren): Eve Watterson
production coordinator: Andrew T. Weaver
production assistant (as Andrew Weaver): Matthew Bolin
production assistant (uncredited): Judith M. Brown
studio teacher (uncredited): Cory Cate
production assistant (uncredited): Matt Clifford
accounting clerk (uncredited): Ashley Contino
assistant to cast (uncredited): Dante
warm-up comic (uncredited): Antony Diamond
remote head technician (uncredited): Daniel Hall
craft service (uncredited): Thomas Kearney
production assistant (uncredited): Tilu Khalayi
second assistant accountant (uncredited): Ron Landry
production assistant (uncredited): Susanne Lariviere
post-production accountant (uncredited): Anne Lockhart
adr voice group (uncredited): Alba Morera
production assistant (uncredited): Richard M. Newkirk
stand-in (uncredited): Andre Panossian
technical advisor (uncredited): Angela Randazzo
payroll accountant (uncredited)