Mad Love (1995 film)

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Mad Love
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Antonia Bird
Produced by	David Manson
Written by	Paula Milne
Starring	Drew Barrymore Chris O'Donnell Matthew Lillard
Music by	Andy Roberts
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	May 26, 1995
Running time	93 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$15,453,274
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Mad Love is a 1995 drama/romance film starring Drew Barrymore, Chris O'Donnell and Matthew Lillard, directed by Antonia Bird. The screenplay is written by Paula Milne. The original music score is composed by Andy Roberts. The film was marketed with the tagline "A wild and sexy adventure!"

[edit] Synopsis

Matt Leland (O'Donnell) falls in love with Casey Roberts (Barrymore), the new girl in school from Chicago. After Matt helps Casey escape from an acute psychiatric ward, they run away as they battle her further fall into borderline personality disorder.

Casey is eccentric in nature. Her carefree attitude is attributed to a part of her manic depression in which she can experience severe highs and severe lows of emotion. It is from this truth much of the film's central appeal and plot are based upon, in that her mutual love and joy can be so extreme yet dangerously flawed.

Heading toward Mexico, Casey begins to experience the depression again. Matt, trying to help her, becomes scared. After another suicide attempt, they return to Seattle and their families, where Casey agrees to medication for her problem.

[edit] Main cast

Actor	Role
Chris O'Donnell	Matt Leland
Drew Barrymore	Casey Roberts
Matthew Lillard	Eric
Joan Allen	Margaret Roberts
Jude Ciccolella	Richard Roberts
Amy Sakasitz	Joanna Leland
Kevin Dunn	Clifford Leland
Elaine Miles	Housekeeper