All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jill Clayburgh, ranked

Augusten Burroughs’ mother, Deirdre, who wishes to become a famous poet, suffers from severe mood swings and erratic behavior. Augusten’s alcoholic father, Norman, proves to be of no help. By the time he is a teenager, Augusten no longer feels safe in his own house. Deirdre loudly claims that Norman is the reason for her unhappiness, and that he desires to kill her.

Wide receiver Marvin “Shake” Tiller and running back Billy Clyde Puckett are football buddies who play for a Miami pro team owned by Big Ed Bookman. Bookman’s daughter Barbara Jane is roommates with both men, and the film depicts a subtle love triangle relationship between Barbara Jane and her two friends.

Harry Benson, an intelligent computer scientist in his 30s, suffers from epilepsy. He often has seizures that induce blackouts, after each of which he awakens to unfamiliar surroundings with indications of violent behavior on his part. He also suffers from delusions that computers will rise up against humans.

Happy mother of two, Nancy Eldridge shares a blissful home with her husband Clay. Tragic events occur when sociopath Courtney Parrish kidnaps the children.

The film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Alexander Portnoy, a Jewish man employed as the assistant commissioner of human opportunity for New York City. Via flashbacks, we learn about his affairs with Bubbles Girardi, the daughter of a local hoodlum; Israeli Naomi; and gentile Mary Jane Reid, whose nickname Monkey reflects her remarkable agility at achieving a variety of sexual positions.