Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film is a 2013 American drama anthology television film which premiered on Lifetime on April 20, 2013. It is a sequel to the 2011 film Five.

Plot

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact and stigma of mental illness. Three of the five stories are connected.

Lucy follows the film's title character, a law student who finds herself amidst the horror of schizophrenia, landing her in an institution where, through the support of a new friend, meds and her psychotherapist, she begins her path to not only healing, but also a promising future.

Grace explores bipolar disorder through the experience of a teenage daughter whose mother grapples with the condition.

Allison weaves together comedy and family drama in a story about healing when an eldest daughter Lucy, the subject of the first segment, returns home from inpatient treatment and spoils her sister Allison's unveiling of her new boyfriend to their parents.

Eddie delves into the world of depression as seen through the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.

Maggie, a female veteran returns home from war to her son and father, only to have her life shattered by the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder and her memories of being sexually assaulted.

Cast and crew

Lucy

Brittany Snow as Lucy

Clint Howard as Harold

Jason Ritter as Bruce

Octavia Spencer as Dr. Nance

Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Deirdre O'Connor.

Grace

Sarah Hyland as Grace

Melissa Leo as Robin

Melissa Farman as Izzy

Aimee Teegarden as Olivia

Andrea Bendewald as Laura

Directed by Laura Dern and written by Jan Oxenberg.

Allison

Brittany Snow as Lucy

Sofia Vassilieva as Allison

Ken Baumann as Luke

Jean Smart as Claire

Richard Gilliland as Hugh

Directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Howard J. Morris.

Eddie

Mitch Rouse as Eddie

Lea Thompson as Julia

Chelsea Handler as Alex

Dave Foley as Danny

Jay Chandrasekhar as Joey

James Avery as Dr. Beckett

Ross Mathews as MC

Directed by Bonnie Hunt and written by Stephen Godchaux.

Maggie

Jennifer Hudson as Maggie

Melanie Griffith as Kristin

Ernie Hudson as Percy

Brittany Snow as Lucy

Directed by Ashley Judd and written by Erin Cressida Wilson.

Accolades

References

External links

Official website

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film at IMDb