Call Me Crazy: A Five Film - Call Me Crazy A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film is a made-for-television film which was first aired on Lifetime on April 20, 2013.

Plot

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

Segment Lucy

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

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.

Cast

• Brittany Snow as Lucy
• Clint Howard as Harold
• Jason Ritter as Bruce
• Octavia Spencer as Dr. Nance

Segment Grace

Directed by Laura Dern and written by Howard J. Morris.

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

Cast

• Sarah Hyland as Grace
• Melissa Leo as Robin
• Melissa Farman as Izzy
• Aimee Teegarden as Olivia
• Andrea Bendewald as Laura

Segment Allison

Directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Jan Oxenberg.

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.

Cast

• Sofia Vassilieva as Allison
• Ken Baumann as Luke
• Jean Smart as Claire
• Richard Gilliland as Hugh

Segment Eddie

Directed by Bonnie Hunt and written by Stephen Godchaux.

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the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.

Cast

• Mitch Rouse as Eddie
• Lea Thompson as Julia
• Chelsea Handler as Chelsea
• Dave Foley as Danny
• Jay Chandrasekhar as Joey
• James Avery as Dr. Beckett
• Ross Mathews as MC

Segment Maggie

Directed by Ashley Judd and written by Erin Cressida Wilson.

In 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.

Cast

• Jennifer Hudson as Maggie
• Melanie Griffith as Kristin
• Ernie Hudson as Percy

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Call Me Crazy: A Five Film at the Internet Movie Database
• Call Me Crazy: A Five Film at Rotten Tomatoes