10 Days in a Madhouse
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| Directed by | Timothy Hines |
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| Screenplay by | Timothy Hines |
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Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly |
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| Music by | Jamie Hall |
| Cinematography | Aaron R.F. Anderson |
| Edited by | Stephen Eckelberry and Avril Beukes |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $14,616 |
10 days in a Madhouse is a 2015 American biographical film about the experiences of undercover journalist Nellie Bly where, as a reporter working for Joseph Pulitzer, she got herself committed to Blackwell's Island Asylum to report on atrocities. The production was written and directed by Timothy Hines with consultation from one of Bly’s modern biographers, Brooke Kroeger. The film draws from Bly’s exposé Ten Days in a Mad-House, which led to significant reforms in the treatment of mental health patients in her time. The cast includes Caroline Barry, Christopher Lambert, Kelly Le Brock, Julia Chantrey and Alexandra Callas. This film has garnered extreme controversy for breach of contract. Christopher Lambert, the male lead, was the only actor compensated in full for his work on the feminist film, while the female cast members remain unpaid as of 2017. Reviews for 10 Days in a Madhouse are predominantly negative. Audiences often cite poor directing, editing, and high school production grade performances.
Caroline Barry was selected for the starring role of Nellie Bly out of 8000 submissions, only 2 months after moving from Colorado to L.A. to pursue a career in acting. Ms. Barry recounted in a 2015 interview: ”The director said he was looking for Nellie Bly's smile and that optimistic spirit, and he felt my audition was the one that really had that smile and the brightness and optimism."
Principal photography took place in Salem, Oregon, a location known for another film that shed light on injustices in the mental health world, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The physical location was an abandoned mental institution with no electricity, which meant the actors had to perform in 10 degree temperatures, which Barry suggests added to the depth of the film's performances.
Other elements of the film were filmed later on sound stages in L.A. adding cast members Christopher Lambert, and Kelly Le Brock.
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