Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
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the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.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
''Grace''
- Sarah Hyland as Grace
- Melissa Leo as Robin
- Melissa Farman as Izzy
- Aimee Teegarden as Olivia
- Andrea Bendewald as Laura
''Allison''
- Brittany Snow as Lucy
- Sofia Vassilieva as Allison
- Ken Baumann as Luke
- Jean Smart as Claire
- Richard Gilliland as Hugh
''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
''Maggie''
- Jennifer Hudson as Maggie
- Melanie Griffith as Kristin
- Ernie Hudson as Percy
- Brittany Snow as Lucy