A Psychiatrist Goes To the Movies (and Vice Versa)

Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese’s new film, will be released in October, with Ben Kingsley in the role of Dr. John Cawley, a character loosely based on Dr. James Gilligan.

Dr. Gilligan provides commentary in the DVD of the film, and receives screen credit as the psychiatric consultant. He lectures on his experiences in working on the film, as well as his extraordinary tenure working at one of the most notorious mental health institutions for the criminally insane in the country.

Shutter Island Trailer