Mad Love (1995)
Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can "cure" Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided. high school, suicide attempt, college, road trip, teen angst, mental institution, teenage love, mental illness, troubled teen, woman director, teenage romance
ETC.
