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.
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 Jan Oxenberg.
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 Howard J. Morris.
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
Brittany Snow as Lucy
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the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.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 Alex
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.
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.