Self Medicated

Self Medicated
Theatrical poster
Directed byMonty Lapica
Written byMonty Lapica
Produced by
  • Thomas (Tommy) Bell
  • Monty Lapica
Starring
CinematographyDenis Maloney
Edited byTimothy Kendall
Music byAnthony Marinelli
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release dates
  • June 2005 (2005-06) (CineVegas International Film Festival)
  • August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Self Medicated is a 2005 American teen drama film written, directed by and starring Monty Lapica. Based on actual events in Lapica's life, the film is about a troubled teenager whose mother has him kidnapped at age 17 by a private company and forcibly committed to a locked-down psychiatric institute. Lapica was not originally going to star in the film. According to the subsequent documentary, The Making of Self-Medicated (2007), he did so after casting calls failed to produce a suitable candidate.