Prozac Nation is a 2001 American drama film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, starring Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs and Anne Heche. It is based on an autobiography of the same name by Elizabeth Wurtzel, which describes Wurtzel's experiences with major depression. The title is a reference to Prozac, the brand name of an antidepressant she was prescribed. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wurtzel is a teenager accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism. She has been raised by her divorced mother since she was two years old, but she misses her father and feels needy and depressed. When she joins... the university, she lives with a roommate Ruby and loses her virginity with a man called Noah. Her article for the local column in The Harvard Crimson is awarded by Rolling Stone. Lizzie abused sex and drugs as her depression worsens; in her anger and misery, she lashes out at those who love her most, ultimately making her problems worse. Her mother sends her to an expensive psychiatric treatment with Dr. Sterling, in spite of having difficulties paying for her medical bills and therapy sessions.
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| Release date: | 2001 |
| Directed by: | Erik Skjoldbjærg |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Galt Niederhoffer |
| Editor: | James Lyons |
| Music by: | Nathan Larson |
| Screenplay by: | Galt Niederhoffer, Larry Gross, Frank Deasy |
| Estimated budget: | $9,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Prozac Nation |